Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world

From	Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world
Date	2016-01-14 16:47 -0600
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On 1/14/2016 3:24 PM, john wrote:
> Okay-
> I think you got this "shrinking in one
> plane while expanding in the orthogonal
> plane" from the rubber sheet analogy,
> am I right?

No, it really is that way, without the rubber sheet.
It's a spin 2 radiation, which behaves that way.

> That analogy is a metaphor, Odd.
> Nothing MOVES, or expands or contracts;

That's not true according to GR.

> the VALUES at those points simply reflect
> the presence of mass IN THAT DIRECTION.
> If those VALUES are oscillating, somehow,
> though I fail to see how, it simply would
> temporarily increase and decrease the
> PULL in that direction.
> I fail to understand why you think gravity
> expands and contracts things?
>

Do you want a reading reference that will explain it to you? Might need 
to learn to read math.


-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 13:35 -0600
  Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 13:24 -0800
  Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 05:46 -0800
  Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 07:27 -0800
    Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 09:07 -0800
      Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 09:15 -0800
        Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 09:46 -0800
          Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 12:22 -0600
          Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-14 19:49 +0000
            Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 12:09 -0800
              Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:14 -0600
              Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:48 -0600
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 12:55 -0800
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 16:44 -0600
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 13:24 -0800
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 16:47 -0600
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 16:34 -0800
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 18:53 -0600
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 09:51 -0600
                Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:46 -0800
              Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 15:01 -0600
            Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:39 -0800
          Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:40 -0600
            Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 13:00 -0800
              Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 03:30 -0800
          Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 15:00 -0600
          Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:32 -0800
      Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:30 -0600
      Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 14:59 -0600
    Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 12:43 -0500
    Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:28 -0800
  Re: Gravitational wave rumors ripple through science world "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 20:43 -0800

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