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Article #7442Re: A Question
From: Joe Buck
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1986 19:24
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1986 19:24
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In article <230@sri-arpa.ARPA> JDM%SMVL%rca.com@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA writes:
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.)
No difference.
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?
You can't tell the difference. This is the heart of general
relativity.
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- Joe Buck {hplabs,ihnp4}!oliveb!epimass!jbuck
Entropic Processing, Inc., Cupertino, California
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