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- 01-26-2009 02:09 PM #13rd degree Black Belt
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The speed of Gravity
"Energy in search of source to achieve reaction"
- 01-26-2009 09:34 PM #2Grandmaster
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Re: The speed of Gravity
We would have only 8 minutes to save the world before it went off on a tangent.
- 01-26-2009 10:24 PM #33rd degree Black Belt
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Re: The speed of Gravity
Hi Austin,I take this to mean you believe they are equal
Originally Posted by austintorn@aol.com 
"Energy in search of source to achieve reaction"
- 01-27-2009 03:19 PM #4The Observer
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Re: The speed of Gravity
We can propagate light and measure its velocity; we can’t propagate gravity to measure its speed. Since both light and gravity are influences on spatial properties, it is safe to assume that the influence of gravity will travel at the same rate as light. If someday an experiment proves otherwise, I would be one of many who would be extremely surprised.
I personally do not believe that gravity is a spatial EM wave.David
- 01-27-2009 11:14 PM #53rd degree Black Belt
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Re: The speed of Gravity
Thanks David. Originally Posted by dleviwing We can propagate light and measure its velocity; we can’t propagate gravity to measure its speed. Since both light and gravity are influences on spatial properties, it is safe to assume that the influence of gravity will travel at the same rate as light. If someday an experiment proves otherwise, I would be one of many who would be extremely surprised.
I personally do not believe that gravity is a spatial EM wave.
I literally had the thought just come to me the other day and started this thread. then decided to research it, I was surprised at the amount of references on the subject. I will continue to research this question.
One reason I don't like to read a lot before I formulate a theory stems from an experiment I started in the early 60's. one day I had a thought that if I had two tape recorders and recorded something on one of them and played it back while playing along with it and recording on the second one I could build a song with me playing all of the instruments. Of course, Les Paul had already thought of this and invented the multitrack tape machine but I had no knowledge of this new technology. but I digress"Energy in search of source to achieve reaction"
- 02-04-2009 01:43 PM #6Raider of the lost time
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Re: The speed of Gravity
The speed of a photon has been measured and verified by different experiments but the speed of a graviton still cannot be measured or detected. Originally Posted by ggullet Time independence: [∂E(g)]˛=[∂F(a)×∂r(a)]·[∂F(b)×∂r(b)] and Mass independence: ¶a(t)·¶r(t)=c˛
- 02-07-2009 05:27 AM #78th degree Black Belt
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Re: The speed of Gravity
Light is a note across the strings in this harp we call the cosmos.
Gravity is a finger bending a string, the speed of the effects is the same.Emily: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Stage Manager: No. *pauses* The physicists and mathematicians, maybe they do some.
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