EINSTEIN'S MOVING TRAIN




Albert Einstein gave his own example involving a moving train and a railway embankment. He asks the question. "are two events (e.g. the two strokes of lightening at A and B) which are simultaneous with reference to the railway embankment also simultaneous relatively to the train?" Whereupon he immediately says, "We shall show directly that the answer must be in the negative."

There is no disagreement with the fact that from the observer locations there will be a difference in receipt times for the lightening flash. However, no distinction has been made between the event which is defined as the striking of the lightening, and the event horizon from the event. Once this distinction is made, than this scenario can be viewed differently. Yes it is true that the lightening strikes at a simultaneous moment in time at both ends of the train, however, the event horizon will be seen virtually at every other point in the universe eventually; given the appropriate time interval. Or eve imagine if this train were a light year long itself. Theoretically speaking, we consider events to be generated from a point source. In reality a point source could not exist, whereby it could generate a light horizon from an event in ALL spherical directions. How could all locations see this event horizon generated from a single point source as it sweeps out with its ever expanding radii: increasing at light speed towards all the universe? What is it that we see? Is it not physical particles that disperse into an ever diminishing quality of definition? The more distance from the event the more surface area for those defining features to cover.

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