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Re: Newtonian explanation of gravitational time dilation possible?

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From: Sue...
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:03
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On Jul 17, 8:53 am, Pentcho Valev <pva...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 2:37 pm, Danny Milano <milanoda...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> sci.physics:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > When objects are in strong gravity. Time literally slows down
> > (not SR wise but literally) such that in the moon, time is
> > faster because earth gravity make our time slower.
>
> > According to a famous anti-relativist who wrote an
> > award winning book. The explanation is related to
> > what Mitchell said that when object moves from
> > low gravity to high gravity, there is loss of energy and
> > reduction of frequency and increase of wavelength
> > and this causes redshifting. Time slows down too as
> > a result of this by causing influences on the atoms.
> > This is a newtonian explanation against the pure
> > spacetime concept where time slows down because
> > of the geometry distortion.
>
> > IIs the newtonian explanation possible? Can it be
> > falsified by empirical data?
>
> > Danny
>
> There is a textbook formula:
>
> (frequency) = (speed of light)/(wavelength)
>
> that both relativists and anti-relativists accept. According to this
> formula, if the frequency decreases in a gravitational field, then
> either the wavelength increases and the speed of light remains
> constant, or the speed of light decreases and the wavelength remains
> constant.

<< Which alternative is physically more reasonable? >>

Ask Lev.

"On the Interpretation of the Redshift
 in a Static Gravitational Field"
http://arxiv.org/abs/physics?papernum=9907017

Sue...

>
> Pentcho valev
> pva...@yahoo.com
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