Group: sci.physics.particle
From: Eric Gisse
Date: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: Why does light bend under gravity?

On Mar 2, 8:12 am, Koobee Wublee wrote:
> On Mar 2, 1:54 am, Eric Gisse wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 1, 8:53 pm, Koobee Wublee wrote:
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> > > On Feb 25, 7:47 am, Tom Roberts wrote:
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> > > > The best model we have for the propagation of light near a massive
> > > > object like the sun is GR, in which the curvature of spacetime is the
> > > > important aspect in determining the path light follows. And it agrees
> > > > with measurements to part-per-million accuracy over an enormous range.
>
> > > First, derive a set of geodesic equations a massed particle traveling
> > > at high speed near the sun. Then, gradually reducing the mass to zero
> > > and increasing the speed to c, do you see a discontinuity at mass = 0
> > > and speed = c?
>
> > > As you know, the geodesic equations are independent of mass. What
> > > does that tell you when the model predicts a 1x deflection traveling
> > > at speed just a hair below c and suddenly jumps to 2x deflection at
> > > speed = c?
>
> > Show us the mathematics in which this "2x deflection" appears, along
> > with a consistent and clear definition of the terms.
>
> Just look in your books. Don't tell you collect them just to sit on.

Why do you reference me to textbooks you disagree with? Be consistent
in your whining.

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