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Asimov wrote: This reminds me of a contradiction I find in Einstein's equivalence principle. He states accelerating at 1G is the same as being pulled by the Earth's gravity at 1G. In my opinion, they are similar but they are not quite the same thing simply because in the former there is motion and for the latter there is not. A contradiction which might only appear if you were to confuse little g and big G. Eistein was referring to the former, which is the acceleration a falling body experiences as a result of the force of gravity on Earth - a change of velocity of 9.8 meters per second in one second. Clearly motion is involved. Big G is the universal gravitational constant, which is in units of Newton meters squared per kilogram squared. Clearly, this relates to a force in Newtons which varies as the square of mass and the inverse square of distance, according to Newton's law of gravitation. Motion is only involved if the force is not met with an equal and opposing force - as is obviously the case when standing on the ground. ac6xg |
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