Inertia And Gravitation

Author : Ignazio Ciufolini,John Archibald Wheeler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691190198

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Gravitation and Inertia by Ignazio Ciufolini,John Archibald Wheeler Pdf

Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime how to curve--is expounded in this book by Ignazio Ciufolini and John Wheeler. They give special attention to the theory's observational checks and to two of its consequences: the predicted existence of gravitomagnetism and the origin of inertia (local inertial frames) in Einstein's general relativity: inertia here arises from mass there. The authors explain the modern understanding of the link between gravitation and inertia in Einstein's theory, from the origin of inertia in some cosmological models of the universe, to the interpretation of the initial value formulation of Einstein's standard geometrodynamics; and from the devices and the methods used to determine the local inertial frames of reference, to the experiments used to detect and measure the "dragging of inertial frames of reference." In this book, Ciufolini and Wheeler emphasize present, past, and proposed tests of gravitational interaction, metric theories, and general relativity. They describe the numerous confirmations of the foundations of geometrodynamics and some proposed experiments, including space missions, to test some of its fundamental predictions--in particular gravitomagnetic field or "dragging of inertial frames" and gravitational waves.

Author : Herbert Pfister,Markus King
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319150369

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Inertia and Gravitation by Herbert Pfister,Markus King Pdf

This book focuses on the phenomena of inertia and gravitation, one objective being to shed some new light on the basic laws of gravitational interaction and the fundamental nature and structures of spacetime. Chapter 1 is devoted to an extensive, partly new analysis of the law of inertia. The underlying mathematical and geometrical structure of Newtonian spacetime is presented from a four-dimensional point of view, and some historical difficulties and controversies - in particular the concepts of free particles and straight lines - are critically analyzed, while connections to projective geometry are also explored. The relativistic extensions of the law of gravitation and its intriguing consequences are studied in Chapter 2. This is achieved, following the works of Weyl, Ehlers, Pirani and Schild, by adopting a point of view of the combined conformal and projective structure of spacetime. Specifically, Mach’s fundamental critique of Newton’s concepts of ‘absolute space’ and ‘absolute time’ was a decisive motivation for Einstein’s development of general relativity, and his equivalence principle provided a new perspective on inertia. In Chapter 3 the very special mathematical structure of Einstein’s field equations is analyzed, and some of their remarkable physical predictions are presented. By analyzing different types of dragging phenomena, Chapter 4 reviews to what extent the equivalence principle is realized in general relativity - a question intimately connected to the ‘new force’ of gravitomagnetism, which was theoretically predicted by Einstein and Thirring but which was only recently experimentally confirmed and is thus of current interest.

Author : Vesselin Petkov
Publisher : Minkowski Institute Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Inertia (Mechanics)
ISBN : 9780987987167

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Inertia and Gravitation by Vesselin Petkov Pdf

This book fills a gap in the literature. So far there has been no book which deals with inertia and gravitation by explicitly addressing open questions and issues which have been hampering the proper understanding of these phenomena. The book places a strong emphasis on the physical understanding of the main aspects and features of inertia and gravitation. It discusses questions such as: Are inertial forces fictitious or real? Does Minkowski's four-dimensional formulation of special relativity provide an insight into the origin of inertia? Does mass increase relativistically? Why is the inertial mass equivalent to the gravitational mass? Are gravitational phenomena caused by gravitational interaction according to general relativity? Is there gravitational energy? Do gravitational waves carry gravitational energy? Can gravity be quantized?

Author : Guy Cavet Myhre
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420807127

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Inertia Is Gravity by Guy Cavet Myhre Pdf

Physicists and laypersons alike, rejoice! The crumbling, 75-year-old flawed foundation of quantum-physics methodology is facing its imminent coup de grâce, to be replaced by a new, wholly-rational foundation. Myhre's essay fires the first shot, which renders current physics textbooks instantly obsolete Really! He begins with many insightful discoveries, the oldest, of which, dates from a half century ago, when he was a USAF pilot. It is about the great importance of inertia in our lives, of how it determines the size of our atoms and the rate of our aging, and of how Myhre eventually discovered that the number 137 is closely associated with inertia he speculates that the magnitude of inertial force varies throughout the Universe and that it is 137 times greater in the vicinity of the Solar System than at a location in the Universe where it is at a minimum pretty heady stuff yet, his arguments, backed by mathematical equations, are quite convincing. Later, he made the all-important discovery of the quantum attributes of elementary particles, which, when used as units of measure, make the universal physical constants literally vanish from quantum-based equations. This simplification of a main aspect of quantum physics lead Myhre to discover other, heretofore, unknown aspects of our physical environment for example: the simple, but elegant, linkage between electromagnetic and gravitational force; the realization of the beginning of a quantum-gravity model; the fine-structure constant's correct definition; the rôle of updated Planck values in determining the possible existence of an elementary particle of matter that is mediated by the graviton; new, more-rational equations about gravitational phenomena, using the quantum attributes of the hypothetical elementary particle of matter as units of measure; and many more. When Myhre retired, he decided to expose to the world the great truths about our quantum world that he has discovered over the decades. During that time, he kept most of his discoveries to himself because his family, friends, and associates, not being part of the physical community and, therefore, not in the know, would neither appreciate his discoveries nor recognize their importance. With the publication of this essay, Myhre hopes to prompt academic physicists to finalize the coup de grâce that he has begun by continuing to develop this more-coherent foundation for the methodology of quantum physics, which was impossible to achieve in the late 1920s because of the lack of sufficient knowledge at that time.

Author : Didier François Viel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798702658155

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Quantum Gravitation and Inertia by Didier François Viel Pdf

This book presents a theory of quantum gravitation and inertia based on an original idea proposed by Nicolas Fatio de Duillier in 1690. It hypothesizes that the universe is traversed by infinitely small particles interacting with matter to generate gravitational force.New assumptions are made about the interaction between these particles and matter. These interactions will be modelled using classical mechanics, then using the theory of quantum mechanics known as De Broglie-Bohm.The particles of Nicolas Fatio's aether and the gravitons of the standard model of quantum mechanics are considered to be one and the same entity. These gravitons according to the standard model are particles supposed to be the intermediaries between two distant bodies to create the gravitational force between them.In parallel with the presentation of this theory, this book traces the evolution of ideas on gravitation and inertia over the ages, from antiquity to the present day.

Author : Amitabha Ghosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Celestial mechanics
ISBN : CHI:65645543

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Origin of Inertia by Amitabha Ghosh Pdf

Author : Peter Graneau,Neal Graneau
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814478168

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In The Grip Of The Distant Universe: The Science Of Inertia by Peter Graneau,Neal Graneau Pdf

This is a book about the history of the science of inertia. Nobody denies the existence of the forces of inertia, but they are branded as “fictitious” because they do not fit smoothly into modern physics. Named by Kepler and given mathematical form by Newton, the force of inertia remains aloof because it has no obvious local cause. At the end of the 19th century, Ernst Mach bravely claimed that the inertia of an object was the result of its instantaneous interaction with all matter in the universe.Many other well-known physicists, including Aristotle, Galileo, Descartes and Einstein, are shown to have tackled this difficult subject. The book also concentrates on inertia research in the 20th century, taking place under the shadow of general relativity, which is seen as uncomfortable with Mach's principle. A Newtonian paradigm, based on action-at-a-distance forces, is discussed throughout the book, allowing the revival of Mach's principle as the only coherent explanation of the inertia forces which play such an important role in the laboratory and in the cosmos.

Author : Julian B. Barbour,Herbert Pfister
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0817638237

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Mach's Principle by Julian B. Barbour,Herbert Pfister Pdf

This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. 20th-century physics is concerned with the concepts of time, space, motion, inertia and gravity. The documentation on all of these makes this book a reference for those who are interested in the history of science and the theory of general relativity

Author : Philipp Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : UVA:X006040337

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The State of the Universe by Philipp Wagner Pdf

Author : Harold Aspden,Sabberton Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Physics
ISBN : 0850560225

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Power from Space by Harold Aspden,Sabberton Publications Pdf

Author : A. D. Fokker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483226163

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Time and Space Weight and Inertia by A. D. Fokker Pdf

Time and Space Weight and Inertia covers the relationship between time, space weight, and inertia using the principles of theory of relativity and chronogeometry. This book is composed of 12 chapters, and begins with a brief overview of the fundamental aspects of space and time within events. The subsequent chapters deal with the chronogeometry of time and space, and the concept of the Lorentz transformations and pseudo-revolutions. These topics are followed by discussions on the dynamical relationships of metric and other tensors and a presentation of the equations of the theory of electrons. The remaining chapters describe the unique value of the acceleration in free fall, geodesic coordinates carried along in free fall, and the field equations, as well as the so-called curving of light rays. This book will prove useful to physicists and mathematicians.

Author : S. Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Gravitation
ISBN : UCAL:B3842131

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Gravity and Inertia by S. Alexander Pdf

Author : Zoran Rakovic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Gravitation
ISBN : 0473142953

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The End of Gravity by Zoran Rakovic Pdf

There is a Universe in which a single hypothetical particle establishes a simple, straight-forward relationship between several seemingly unrelated phenomena, such as inertia, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Newton's Laws of motion, centrifugal force, gravity, orbiting of planets, free fall, principle of equivalence, gravitational lens, redshift, gravitational redshift, Hubble's Law, non-expanding Universe, gyroscopic effects and possibly others. In such a Universe acceleration is not instantaneous, but comes in small packets, quanta. Density of matter cannot be unlimited and, as a consequence, the existence of paradoxical singularity ("black hole") is not predicted. Classical theory's concept of kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy is but a mathematical simplification of a process of transfer of linear momentum quanta. Could this Universe be ours? Perhaps.

Author : Kurtus Ron
Publisher : Ron Kurtus
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780976798163

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Gravity and Gravitation by Kurtus Ron Pdf

Gravity and Gravitation is a physics book that is written in a form that is easy to understand for high school and beginning college students, as well as science buffs. It is based on the lessons from the School for Champions educational website.The book explains the principles of gravity and gravitation, shows derivations of important gravity equations, and provides applications of those equations. It also compares the different theories of gravitation, from those of Newton to Einstein to present-day concepts.

Author : Luc Blanchet,Alessandro Spallicci,Bernard Whiting
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048130153

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Mass and Motion in General Relativity by Luc Blanchet,Alessandro Spallicci,Bernard Whiting Pdf

From the infinitesimal scale of particle physics to the cosmic scale of the universe, research is concerned with the nature of mass. While there have been spectacular advances in physics during the past century, mass still remains a mysterious entity at the forefront of current research. Our current perspective on gravitation has arisen over millennia, through the contemplation of falling apples, lift thought experiments and notions of stars spiraling into black holes. In this volume, the world’s leading scientists offer a multifaceted approach to mass by giving a concise and introductory presentation based on insights from their respective fields of research on gravity. The main theme is mass and its motion within general relativity and other theories of gravity, particularly for compact bodies. Within this framework, all articles are tied together coherently, covering post-Newtonian and related methods as well as the self-force approach to the analysis of motion in curved space-time, closing with an overview of the historical development and a snapshot on the actual state of the art. All contributions reflect the fundamental role of mass in physics, from issues related to Newton’s laws, to the effect of self-force and radiation reaction within theories of gravitation, to the role of the Higgs boson in modern physics. High-precision measurements are described in detail, modified theories of gravity reproducing experimental data are investigated as alternatives to dark matter, and the fundamental problem of reconciling any theory of gravity with the physics of quantum fields is addressed. Auxiliary chapters set the framework for theoretical contributions within the broader context of experimental physics. The book is based upon the lectures of the CNRS School on Mass held in Orléans, France, in June 2008. All contributions have been anonymously refereed and, with the cooperation of the authors, revised by the editors to ensure overall consistency.