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From: Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Relativistic synchronisation method
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:33:46 +0800
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On 16-Dec-24 11:36 pm, Richard Hachel wrote:
> Le 16/12/2024 à 15:59, Sylvia Else a écrit :
>> Einstein defined the the word precisely, in the sense in which he used 
>> it in his analysis. Since it is a definition, it needs only be applied.
>>
>> As it happens, his definition is very easy to understand, though 
>> nothing turns on that.
>>
>> Sylvia.
> 
> Einstein does not define anything at all. For the speed of light, 

That was a quick segue from synchronisation. I wonder why.

 > Einstein postulates that it is invariant, but he does not explain WHY.

That's how things run with postulates.

Sylvia.