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07-09-2005, 06:32 AM
Heim's theory with its precise (relative error 1 in 10**4) mass predictions appears to be most successful in uniting the gravity theory of relativity with quantum theory. But if it's theory of gravity leans too much toward geometrodynamics, it leaves some of the mysteries of gravity unanswered. E.g. Van Flandern has a good point about the speed of gravity - it would appear to be 'essentially infinite' i.e. >> c, as if equal to c then gravitational aberration would lead to planets spiralling out of solar system: reminisicent of great UV disaster pre-quantum. GR forces absence of abberation by putting in angular momentum conservation by hand - but the result is the ugly 'retarded force' where the forces seems to anticipate the location of the perturbed body. So, Newton was right to say he only described motion under gravity - the mystery of what it really is is wrapped in an enigma. Continual miracle may be as good a hypothesis as any, a la Newton. |