Pretty sure the momentum from the perspective of the box stays the same.
How exactly are you defining monentum here? “The box sees the entire universe move at velocity V backwards both before and after passing through the portal.” This is probably at least approximately true, but total momentum of the universe minus the box would have to be exactly zero to make this technically correct. “The box never perceived a change in its own momentum.” This is 100% true.
The game doesn’t explicitly say that momentum for the entire system stays the same
Then why are we still talking about this? Lol. I thought that was one of the main points of your position.
the box never actually experiences a change in momentum
Correct, the box never experiences a change in momentum. The box exists in one inertial reference frame and, in going through the portal, is deposited into a different reference frame. Two inertial reference frames that differ in orientation are equally as distinct as two inertial reference frames that differ in velocity. The same logic applies to both.
Maybe a better way to put it, is that the absolute momentum of the box never changes when it passes through a portal.
You’re describing what I labeled as “inherent,” so I’ll take it.
How exactly are you defining monentum here? “The box sees the entire universe move at velocity V backwards both before and after passing through the portal.” This is probably at least approximately true, but total momentum of the universe minus the box would have to be exactly zero to make this technically correct. “The box never perceived a change in its own momentum.” This is 100% true.
Then why are we still talking about this? Lol. I thought that was one of the main points of your position.
Correct, the box never experiences a change in momentum. The box exists in one inertial reference frame and, in going through the portal, is deposited into a different reference frame. Two inertial reference frames that differ in orientation are equally as distinct as two inertial reference frames that differ in velocity. The same logic applies to both.
You’re describing what I labeled as “inherent,” so I’ll take it.