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From: JDM%SMVL%rca.com
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1986 13:10
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1986 13:10
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Maybe someone out there can answer this one quickly. I hope its
not too fundamental or repetitous.
Actually, now that I think about it, its really two questions:
o Is there a difference between inertial mass and gravitational
mass. (I believe that is the same as asking,"is there a
difference between the effects of gravity and the effects
of being in an accellerating frame of reference?" But
Im sure Im making a drastic generalization.)
o Given the old "accellerating-elevator-in-space" experiment,
how can one within the elevator tell the whether he is
accellerating or under the influence of gravity?
Any correct answer to these questions will end a heated argument
that is rapidly degenerating into World War III. Can someone save
the world?
Thanks in Advance
Joe
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