I don`t study science, just a bit of sociology and arts. I don`t understand quantum physics, nor do I really understand Einsteins theory of special relativity..
I came a long this question, resulting from a thought experiment. I don`t know if this thought experiment was already labeled or thought up by somebody else.
I apologize, if I accidently plagiarize.
Though experiment
There are two observers in different locations in space witnessing a chain of events: explosion (A) and explosion (B). Let`s say the explosions only create sound waves, but no light waves.The causalities are unknown:
A could cause BB could cause AA and B could happen simultaneously
Questions:
Is there a constellation, in which observer (1) hears A before B and observer (2) hears B before A even though A and B happen simultaneously?
If you say A causes B, than A has to happen before B. There has to be a time difference because the information from A exploding has to reach B, before B explodes.
Is there a constellation, in which observer (1) hears A and B simultaneously and observer (2) hears B before A, even though A causes B?
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I have a layman physics question about causality.
I don`t study science, just a bit of sociology and arts. I don`t understand quantum physics, nor do I really understand Einsteins theory of special relativity..
I came a long this question, resulting from a thought experiment. I don`t know if this thought experiment was already labeled or thought up by somebody else.
I apologize, if I accidently plagiarize.
Though experiment
There are two observers in different locations in space witnessing a chain of events: explosion (A) and explosion (B). Let`s say the explosions only create sound waves, but no light waves.The causalities are unknown:
A could cause BB could cause AA and B could happen simultaneously
Questions:
Is there a constellation, in which observer (1) hears A before B and observer (2) hears B before A even though A and B happen simultaneously?
If you say A causes B, than A has to happen before B. There has to be a time difference because the information from A exploding has to reach B, before B explodes.
Is there a constellation, in which observer (1) hears A and B simultaneously and observer (2) hears B before A, even though A causes B?