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  • $\begingroup$ Thinking of a bubble chamber, how else to interpret the traces we observe in them, but as real particles But in an accelerated system would we see the same traces? $\endgroup$
    – Davius
    Commented Jul 4, 2023 at 13:34
  • $\begingroup$ @Davius Yes, we would see the same traces, but we would interpret them differently (Chap 2 of my master's thesis describes this things in quite some detail, albeit not with the specific case of the bubble chamber). What matters for the traces to appear is the state of movement of the bubble chamber. However, the interpretation of the experiment depends on the observer $\endgroup$
    – Níckolas Alves
    Commented Jul 4, 2023 at 23:39
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    $\begingroup$ Think of it in special relativity: a given observer sees an electric force, while a different one might see an electric and a magnetic force. Both of them see the very same physical effect, but they attribute different interpretations to it $\endgroup$
    – Níckolas Alves
    Commented Jul 4, 2023 at 23:40