Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:40:07 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>, Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu>, Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Useful Metric Conversions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003172237150.48914-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.20.0003181040030.574-100000@theory8.physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> > I think you meant 'inertial frame'. In an accelerating frame your inertial
> > mass (and gravitational mass, by the equivalence principle) will be
> > different.
>
> No, your mass is the same, your weight changes. You are
Oops, you're right of course (dammit, I made (almost) the same mistake I
get angry at my lab students for doing!). Sometimes it's easier to
calculate with these things than to interpret them ;-)
Kris
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