In sci.physics, W Orlov
<w.orlov@web.de>
wrote
on 30 Jun 2003 07:02:57 -0700
<c250c922.0306300602.2f49648d@posting.google.com>:
"There is no experiment a person could conduct in a SMALL VOLUME of
space that would distinguish between a gravitational field and an
equivalent uniform acceleration ."
SMALL VOLUME is dV -> 0. For V >> 0 EEP isn't true.
Exampel:
There are the two laboratories. The laboratory 1 is into a
gravitational field, the laboratory 2 flies in empty space. As usual,
a light beam departs horizontally in the each laboratory.
Uh...question. What does "horizontally" mean in this context?
Both laboratories are in different reference frames, and Lab 2
in particular doesn't have a local force component (as it's
free-orbiting).
Unless you mean "relative to the Earth ecliptic".
If the space is empty, take place only two events: Transmission and
receipt. Between those a particle moves freely. If a photon is sent
horizontal, it moves then also horizontal with the speed of light,
equal whether the accelerated walls of rocket move relative to it. In
this case is the speed of the photon relative to the walls of the
rocket more than Constat c. Therefore the light beam in the laboratory
2 must be fewer curved than in the laboratories 1 ;)
I'm not sure about that. AIUI everyone sees light speed c,
regardless of position, velocity, or acceleration.
But it's still less curved. :-)
Thanks
Walter Orlov
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