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View SchemaWhitehead's Principle of Relativity - Unpublished Lectures by J. L. Synge, FRS
| Authors | John Coleman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0505027 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0505027 |
Abstract
In Appendix B, there is a proposal about the Limb Effect which could be of great significance for Solar Physics. In his PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY, Cambridge University Press, 1922 (republished Dover, 2004) A. N. Whitehead, making no use of ''curved'' space-time, derived the same values as Einstein for the red-shift, perihelion advance and the deflection of light. Synge expounds Whitehead's arguments in modern notation making it more accessible for contemporary Physicists but also obtains the Shapiro retardation of electromagnetic radiation by a gravitational field. Synge compares Einstein's GRT and Whitehead's PR, finding the observational evidence equally strong for both theories. He alluded to Whitehead's prediction of a Limb Effect remarking that to pursue its consequences would require a knowledge of QM which did not exist in 1922. Possibly this was not done because of physicist's Obsession with GRT since 1919.
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"abstract": "In Appendix B, there is a proposal about the Limb Effect which could be of\ngreat significance for Solar Physics.\n In his PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY, Cambridge University Press, 1922 (republished\nDover, 2004) A. N. Whitehead, making no use of \u0027\u0027curved\u0027\u0027 space-time, derived\nthe same values as Einstein for the red-shift, perihelion advance and the\ndeflection of light. Synge expounds Whitehead\u0027s arguments in modern notation\nmaking it more accessible for contemporary Physicists but also obtains the\nShapiro retardation of electromagnetic radiation by a gravitational field.\nSynge compares Einstein\u0027s GRT and Whitehead\u0027s PR, finding the observational\nevidence equally strong for both theories. He alluded to Whitehead\u0027s prediction\nof a Limb Effect remarking that to pursue its consequences would require a\nknowledge of QM which did not exist in 1922. Possibly this was not done because\nof physicist\u0027s Obsession with GRT since 1919.",
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