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PeterDonis
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Sisoeff said:If in inertial frame A two simultaneous events release 2 joules of energy, and they are transferred to another inertial frame B in 1 second
Energy doesn't get transferred between frames; that makes no sense. Frames are not physical things; they're abstract tools we use to analyze the behavior of physical things. Energy gets transferred between events. Those events can be described in frame A or frame B.
Sisoeff said:that information would reveal part of the properties of frame A
Energy is not a property of a frame; frames don't have "properties" in this sense. Energy is a property of an object. If an event releases energy, that energy gets carried by something: a moving billiard ball, a pulse of radiation, etc. The "transfer" of energy is just the motion of whatever is carrying the energy.
Sisoeff said:If the simultaneous events in frame A do not exist in frame B
Events always "exist" in every frame; they just aren't simultaneous in every frame.
Sisoeff said:Hope that this make sense
Not really. See above.
Sisoeff said:you'll have an easy way to guide me to better understanding
The best advice I can give you is to stop thinking in terms of "frames" and start thinking in terms of objects and events and how they are related in spacetime. If we have two events that each release a pulse of energy, what carries that energy? Where does it go? What other objects will receive it? And how are all these things connected in spacetime? (Hint: two events being simultaneous in some particular frame is not a "connection" in this sense; it has no physical meaning.) If you analyze things in these terms, you will see that energy never appears from nowhere or disappears into nowhere; all it does is change form.