I agree that a phase shift would occur due to normal path length differences. What I am wondering about is whether or not that basic shift would have an additional component that depends upon the magnitude of the gravitational mass contained within the sphere's shell assuming that the path lengths do not vary.
For example, have a very small mass sphere and use the phase detector to obtain a reference. Then, greatly increase the mass as you maintain the same inner volume and hence total reflection path. Compare the phase difference in case 2 versus case1 when using the unaffected external photon. Dave -----Original Message----- From: mixent <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Dec 9, 2016 5:21 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Newtonian Gravity and General Relativity inside a spherical shell. In reply to David Roberson's message of Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:10:45 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Interesting question. Since the frequency of a photon increases as it gains >energy on the way into the hollow gravitational sphere one might expect time >to speed up for it. If it is allowed to pass through another hole on the >other side the time rate would return to the original value once it reaches >the same distance away from the sphere in that direction. > >This appears to be a paradox of some type. It is common to speak of time >slowing down, but a bit strange to think of it as speeding up under some >conditions. Wonder where I went wrong with this arguement? > >Perhaps the photon could bounce around inside the hollow reflective sphere for >a long time before exiting an offset hole. Since its frequency is higher while >trapped inside it appears that many more cycles of oscillation would take >place for this photon than for a brother photon reflecting between two mirrors >outside the sphere for the same elapsed time. Would a phase detector >comparing the two show anything? > >Dave Since the lengths of the respective paths would be different, there should be a phase difference, even if no time shift had taken place. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
