An Apple for Einstein

[RascalPuff]

Special Effects Copyright 2007 by Austin P. Torney
Illustration Copyright 1970 - 2007 by K. B. Robertson


Newton's apple ala pi r squared, garnished by Albert - 'The Axe' - Einstein.

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Best regards,
- RP

[mkirkpatrick]

Out of an orchard of apples,Albert was more than just a Granny Smiths,he was the
proverbial "golden apple"the cream of the crop.







regards michael.

[RascalPuff]

Special Effects Copyright 2007 by Austin P. Torney
Illustration Copyright 1970 - 2007 by K. B. Robertson


Newton's apple ala pi r squared, garnished by Albert - 'The Axe' - Einstein.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/EinsteinGroupie

Best regards,
- RP

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"Out of an orchard of apples,Albert was more than just a Granny Smiths,he was the
proverbial "golden apple"the cream of the crop."

Regards,
Michael
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Hey Michael:
Your comparative golden apple certainly seems connected to a lot of anecdotes and parables.

This illustration was inspired by three individual influences - Newton's - perhaps apocryphal - apple, Maxwell's electromagnetic field, and Einstein's General Principle of Relativity - doesn't the subject of gravity seems to orbit apples and trees?

"The 'thump' of a great apple,
in the stillness of a crisp October morn,
motivated only by the mere necessity,
of perfect ripeness." - Hawthorne

Then there's Occam, who observed the likelihood that the grounded apple probably fell and stationed itself closest to the tree which produced it.

And, might the biblical sparrow of Matthew have been perched in Granny Smith's tree?

In Matthew 10:29-31, "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But by the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows."

Then there's the inevitable consideration of the apple in the Garden of Eden.

And we mustn't neglect New York City's sobriquet, 'Big Apple'.

Not to mention, 'Mom, the flag & apple pie.' No less an Australian comfort than American.

Seems to resonate of an omnidirectionally continuous universe, in which all events are interrelated via a central consciousness.

Whaddya think? Might you offer some more of your inimitably omniscient thoughts on this?

Best regards, and yes, I have congratulated you in advance for the award you seem bound to receive in the forthcoming quiz on consciousness (A crisp cider toast - on the conscious rocks - to Michael at the Pub).

- RP

[N0B0DY]

If we focus on the gravity for a minute, RP, in this 2-d image it's hard for me to depict how the force works. There have been analogies given of a bowling ball on a type of mattress whereby the weight of the ball creates an impression and slope for close-proximity objects to be drawn in toward the ball. If the mattress had a sheet on it and the ball is turned, the wrinkles created could be likened to gravitational waves that would apply counter pressure proportionate to the amplitude of the waves.

If the above is fairly accurate, could you explain how the function is in 3-d space? From your site, I can clearly see how gravity functions in 3-d, but it doesn't seem consistent with GR.

Thanks.

[RascalPuff]

If we focus on the gravity for a minute, RP, in this 2-d image it's hard for me to depict how the force works. There have been analogies given of a bowling ball on a type of mattress whereby the weight of the ball creates an impression and slope for close-proximity objects to be drawn in toward the ball. If the mattress had a sheet on it and the ball is turned, the wrinkles created could be likened to gravitational waves that would apply counter pressure proportionate to the amplitude of the waves.

If the above is fairly accurate, could you explain how the function is in 3-d space? From your site, I can clearly see how gravity functions in 3-d, but it doesn't seem consistent with GR.

Thanks.

Not sure what you mean by inconsistency with General Relativity, Mr. Knight.

Gravity is a mechanically accelerating force on or near the surface of the apple (Earth, et al), whereas the transcient force field extending from and beyond the subjected matter, generates action-at-a-distance having two vectors, side by side, but acting in opposite directions (pull-push - electromagnetism and the cosmological constant).

The bowling ball mattress setting, as you probably know, has a counterpart in the round-topped cone shape of Riemannian geometry.

A twisting of the ball causing wrinkles in the sheet is accountable in the transcient - light velocity - of the electromagnetic field extending beyond the matter.

Not sure if this reply is responsive to your question.
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Incidentally, since you're incommunicado regarding PM's and e-mail, I've been meaning to let you (and whoever else may be interested,) know that in the arcade game, Moon Lander, after you land on the first pad, and go on to land on the second and third pad - bypass the indentation in the cliff) and go on (over) to the last landing pad, where you can exhaust your fuel and begin the cycle again. It will improve your score enormously. The program allows for this. and I learned it through trial and error; now feeling it's only fair to share how I achieved my high scores.
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Still not sure if my response to your question is adequate.
Could you be a little more specific?

Always good to hear from you,
- RP

[N0B0DY]

Yes it is, but I'm still perplexed by the cones. I'm imagining a type of water whirlpool which would draw nearby objects into it, but from, say, a top-to-bottom perspective from what would be an aerial view over the whirlpool, how would the force affect me?

If you can picture what I mean, gravity is affective of objects above and below the poles of the Earth, but it doesn't seem to mesh with how I'm interpreting the analogy.

[N0B0DY]

Thanks for the moonlander tip btw. I'm more of an online billiards man myself...more relaxing for me. I was thinking that Robert should start something similar to gsn to perhaps attract more visitors.

My PM should be working also. I think I adjusted it in the CP.