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What Was Newton’s Notion Of Space? What Are The Classical Properties Of Space?
Newton’s Notion of Space: According to sir Newton, “Absolute space in its own nature without relation to anything external remains always similar and immovable.” This indicates that space is independent of the existence of anybody, i.e. space describes something, which distinct from anybody. Properties of the space: In order to describe the motion of a…
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Distinguish Between The Homogeneity And Isotropy Of Space.
The homogeneity of space indicates the translational invariance of the properties of the free space. Let us consider, the frames of reference S and S’ are taken in such a way that the Y and Z axes are parallel to each other and the origins O and O’ of the frames S and S’ respectively…
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Gives Newton’s Classical Definition Of Time And Its Properties.
Time: According to Sir Newton, “Absolute true and mathematical time of itself and from its own nature, flows equally without relation to anything external and is otherwise called duration.” Properties of Time: The properties of time are: One dimensional: Time flows only in one direction, i.e. time is one-dimensional. Time is independent of space and…
