once it was established that mass is a concentrated source of energy.it is a logical view that such energy would reduce as an inverse square law in and through the ambient space.tesla seems to have such a view see r.lomas 1999-230-1.
2007-08-30 19:55:03 · 6 answers · asked by william p 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Just a point about the 1/R stuff.
F=Gm1m2/d2
read it. D SQUARED. the force falls off as the inverse of the distance squared.
For all practical purposes this is how gravity behaves. MOND does not change that for scales which affect us. And MOND is only a theory that hardly has the massive supporting evidence that Einsteins theory and Newton have. Perhaps someday MOND may be shown to be correct but today is not that day. And, I might add, MOND does nothing to change the behavior of gravity as we experience it (how could it since there is so much observational data). It changes gravity when the acceleration caused by gravity is very small and that is nowhere near the earth or the sun or the solar system. It still says that at levels such as we are familiar with gravity behaves as an inverse square law.
And, to you 1/R people, if you can calculate the gravitational force needed to keep the moon in orbit, compare it with 1/R and 1/R^2. I think you will see that 1/R^2 is right. You havfe made what appear to be blanket statements that gravity always behaves as 1/R and that is simply NOT RIGHT.
2007-08-30 22:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by Captain Mephisto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the world's funniest thing is when people who know a little bit think they know all the knowledge and pose stupid questions like this...
PS if u dont belong to the above type then this sint the place to ask such questions...
2007-08-31 07:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read up about current work first (like MOND)
NB. Gravity has been measured (you can do it yourself) and has been discovered to be a 1/R, i.e NOT an 'inverse square' force (you really need to get your basics right :-) :-) )
2007-08-31 03:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tesla's been dead quite a while now. not exactly at the cutting edge of gravity research. i don't know what a 'reducing energy field' could be. in the general theory of relativity, gravity is understood as a warping of spacetime: it is geometrical, not a force field.
2007-08-31 03:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don,t think so.
2007-08-31 03:15:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-09-02 15:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by Dirk Wellington-Catt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋