Ed B wrote: (01)
> I see no reason to relegate force and the newton to some microtheory
> (but I don't hold that position with any fervor). It seems to me that
> the Newtonian v. Einsteinian physics issues are primarily about the
> relationships among the fundamental quantities: mass, time, length. The
> SI Newtonian model presumes them to be "orthogonal" and simultaneously
> primitive. That is a weaker theory than the relativity theory, in that
> it has fewer axioms, but probably no conflicting ones. (02)
They contain conflicting axioms. Both theories contain formulas for
translating values between different inertial systems. Newtonian mechanics
is using what is called 'Galilei transformations' and special relativity
is using 'Lorentz transformations', and these contradict each other. (03)
Ingvar J (04)
> So relativity
> adds relationships and related axioms, but they won't be in conflict
> with the few axioms that we state, because we won't be trying to state
> or define orthogonality. For any given system of units, 'base unit' is
> essentially an extensional concept -- the system enumerates the
> instances. And that avoids the orthogonality issue. We may have to be
> careful about what 'comparable' means.
>
> -Ed
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