On 24 January 2014 07:33, meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> wrote: > Of course it depends on what DE is. The most common theory is that it's > just the cosmological constant term in Einstein's equation. If that's the > case then it's just another geometric effect of the dynamics of space. > It's not really a "force", it's just part of gravity. >
Yes, it depends on what it is, which is why I didn't think he could *necessarily* say it existed between someone's fingers. Of course gravity isn't a force either. The term is being used to simplify the discussion, it's a lot easier to type "force" than "effect of the curvature of space" (it also seems a valid shorthand usage because it would be experienced in a similar manner to a force, i.e. it would cause an acceleration). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
