Dear Mac,
The clarity of exposition by Curt Renshaw on moving clocks is refreshing.
"As these clocks are placed in motion, they slow down due to a change in state from the reference frame in which they were calibrated."
When talking about relativity, my self esteem has cleary been subjected to change, going from normal levels to an absolute minimum. This need not be, fortunately, since I'm not the only one thinking that slowing of processes is caused by a change of state.
Changes of state cannot be induced when an equilibrium is retained, or so I have come to believe when reading books on (non)linear system dynamics. Suppose we look at a system x'= f(x), where f:R^n --> R^n. From basic theory, an equilibrium point xe satisfies f(xe) = 0. Here, x represents an arbitrary vector of conceivable states with respect to some inertial reference frame. If we are to move our object at xe to some frame that is moving with respect to our inertial frame, the state must change, undeniably.
The problem with SRT is that changes of state are not induced by a change of reference energy states. Where these changes of state come from - not induced by changes of kinetic energy, potential energy or any other form of energy - remains very nonintuitive.
In any case, the link you gave is a jolly good read
"There is a great difference between Imagination and Fantasy." -- Jan Vink
