Group: sci.physics.particle
From: Eric Gisse
Date: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: Why does light bend under gravity?

On Mar 1, 8:53 pm, Koobee Wublee wrote:
> On Feb 25, 7:47 am, Tom Roberts wrote:
>
> > The best model we have for the propagation of light near a massive
> > object like the sun is GR, in which the curvature of spacetime is the
> > important aspect in determining the path light follows. And it agrees
> > with measurements to part-per-million accuracy over an enormous range.
>
> First, derive a set of geodesic equations a massed particle traveling
> at high speed near the sun. Then, gradually reducing the mass to zero
> and increasing the speed to c, do you see a discontinuity at mass = 0
> and speed = c?
>
> As you know, the geodesic equations are independent of mass. What
> does that tell you when the model predicts a 1x deflection traveling
> at speed just a hair below c and suddenly jumps to 2x deflection at
> speed = c?

Show us the mathematics in which this "2x deflection" appears, along
with a consistent and clear definition of the terms.

>
> F*cked up.

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