Episode 35: Physics and Relationalism: An Interview with Julian Barbour
The Theory of Anything
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How to Change the Shapes of a Newton's Equation
If you have a newtonian system for which the energy is nonzero, e the shapes change in a certain way. There's a different law that governs the way the shapes change. In other words, like an open system, rightet doesn't astreally have to be where it's just losing energy or ah, but it's suggestive of more o an open system,. Well, once you take out energy has, energy has is a dimensionful quantity. So when you take it out, it's not really such an appropriate concept. I mean, this inertial frame of reference is really a swindle. It's bogus, and it is actually confusing students who should really be taught
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