Posted by John Vidale on February 23, 2003 at 16:32:21:
EQF, >>> unless there is differential acceleration. > Assuming you mean that one part of the Earth is > feeling a stronger acceleration force than some other > part, Yes, derivative of acceleration wth respect to space > Wouldn’t just about anything associated with the > gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth be > differential because of differences in the moon gravity > strength between the side of the Earth closest to the > moon and the side farthest away? The entire Earth feels a very similar gravitational tug toward the moon. There are very small spatial differences that lead to tides. > Question: Do you know if researchers prefer a > different units term for that type of application? Is this question for real? MKS - meters, kilograms, sec, and CGS - centimeters, grams, sec are the two standards. Notice that "year" does not appear. > I am planning to begin contacting other scientists > around the world and recommend that they visit the > board I wouldn't invite them for a discussion of the relation between gravity and tides, and which units are the standard just yet. All we've brought up is 19th century math. I remain unconvinced that the anomalous accelerations you claim exist, nor that existing calculations are missing any important gravitational terms. John
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