 | | From: | Evan Olson | | Subject: | Are gravity fields uniform? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:07:19 -0800 |
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 | Is there any experimental evidence to show that the gravitational field
generated by a particle is actually uniform in all directions?
Magnetic fields have directional components that make them stronger in some
directions than others. Is it possible that gravitational fields have
similar properties, but the effect is never noticed because the particles of
matter are randomly organized just like the magnetic fields in
non-magnetized matter?
There could even be directions where the gravitational field generated by a
particle is a repulsive force instead of an attractive one. Something
attractive on an xz plane, but repulsive on the y axis or something.
I've seen in a couple books that the force of gravity is smaller than it
seems like it should be. Would something like this remove the need for
parallel universes smashing together?
Disclaimer: I'm not a physicist. I'm just an amature with a math degree and
a lot of interest in the field.
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| | From: | Franz Heymann | | Subject: | Re: Are gravity fields uniform? | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:56:56 +0000 (UTC) |
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"Evan Olson" wrote in message
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> Is there any experimental evidence to show that the gravitational
field
> generated by a particle is actually uniform in all directions?
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> Magnetic fields have directional components that make them stronger
in some
> directions than others. Is it possible that gravitational fields
have
> similar properties, but the effect is never noticed because the
particles of
> matter are randomly organized just like the magnetic fields in
> non-magnetized matter?
There is no possible arrangement of dipole, or any higher
multipolarity, fields which can simulate a monopole field, since the
multipole functions are an orthogonal set.
[snip]
Franz
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| | From: | Fred Chen | | Subject: | Re: Are gravity fields uniform? | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 22:52:02 -0800 |
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Evan Olson wrote:
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> Magnetic fields have directional components that make them stronger
in some
> directions than others. Is it possible that gravitational fields have
> similar properties, but the effect is never noticed because the
particles of
> matter are randomly organized just like the magnetic fields in
> non-magnetized matter?
This is because there are no magnetic "monopoles" only dipoles. N and S
are paired. The lines of force can be traced by iron filings for
example. On the other hand, charge and mass exist as monopoles, which
do have the direction uniformity if the sources are treated as points.
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| | From: | Fred Chen | | Subject: | Re: Are gravity fields uniform? | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 23:00:17 -0800 |
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Evan Olson wrote:
> Is there any experimental evidence to show that the gravitational
field
> generated by a particle is actually uniform in all directions?
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0858451.html
> There could even be directions where the gravitational field
generated by a
> particle is a repulsive force instead of an attractive one. Something
> attractive on an xz plane, but repulsive on the y axis or something.
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This requires a new theory of gravity.
> I've seen in a couple books that the force of gravity is smaller than
it
> seems like it should be. Would something like this remove the need
for
> parallel universes smashing together?
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"Parallel universes smashing together?"
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