tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948420587779787298.post4295143066856887225..comments2023-06-16T05:25:55.741-07:00Comments on Elliptica: Time as the Fourth DimensionLynethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06357023675142716573noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948420587779787298.post-61817291146970877502007-03-15T05:59:00.000-07:002007-03-15T05:59:00.000-07:00Well, actually, one of the most interesting bits o...Well, actually, one of the most interesting bits of relativity's history is that Einstein <I> assumed </I> that the transformations were linear when trying to find out which were the right transformations in space-time... He gave a few insights and motivating ideas as to why it <I> should </I> be that way... but he only assumed they were linear, and that a couple of special cases behaved "reasonably well" and then got them... That's worht a post!Pablo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13638180305636377133noreply@blogger.com