sci.physics.particle

On Mar 2, 12:53=A0am, 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. =A0Then, gradually reducing the mass to zero
> and increasing the speed to c, do you see a discontinuity at mass =3D 0
> and speed =3D c?
>
> As you know, the geodesic equations are independent of mass. =A0What
> 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 =3D c?


It tells us that they are completely exclusive cases. But I do
understand that YOU can't go there. Hell, you're still working on
transforming algebraic domains. By the way, how's that coming along?
Made any real progress lately? Have reached the level of an eighth
grader yet?