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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 19:11:25 +0000
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<== Alan Wostenberg wrote to All:

AW> Would the c const in the Lorentz transformation
AW> refer to it's speed in vacuo, or speed through the medium?
as far as I understand it, it must be the first. logically as well as
methodically.

AW> That is, is the length contraction different for
AW> a body passing through a liquid (because the speed of light
AW> differs in a liquid) than if the same body passed through
AW> a vaccuum?
the length contraction should not be dependend on an outer medium. for all
practical purposes, reaching speeds where it matters is only possible in
vacuum. heat from friction would destroy the body in any liquid or gas long
before it even gets anywhere near the speed of light.

==>
