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General Relativity, 2, David Peak
General Relativity, 2, David Peak
General Relativity
Newton’s law of gravitostatics is incompatible with special relativity. To see this, suppose at time t in frame O m1 is at x1(t) and m2 is at x2(t). Newton’s gravitational force law says F1on 2(t) = Gm1m2 / [x2(t) − x1(t)]2 and relativistic dynamics says dp2 /dt = F1on 2. Transforming to another frame Oʹ moving relative to O leads to dp′2/dt′ = F′1on 2. But what is F′1on 2 ? If x1(t) and …