In GR, the EP says that gravity is equivalent to acceleration (when ignoring tidal forces), but hypothetically, if there's some EP for E&M, what would be equivalent to what? AG
On Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 3:19:41 PM UTC-6 Brent Meeker wrote: > It's already falsified because if you give a geometric interpretation to > the motion of positive charges then negative charge motion violates the > geometric interpretation and they both violate the geometric interpretation > of gravity. > > Brent > > > > On 9/4/2024 1:35 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > If an EP for E&M existed, what would it say which could be falsified? AG > > On Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 2:56:15 PM UTC-6 Brent Meeker wrote: > >> There's no equivalence principle of EM because there are two different >> charges in EM so the reactions of charged bodies are not equivalent. To >> wonder "What if it did?" is to ask what if there were only one sign of >> charge...it would be a completely different theory. >> >> Brent >> >> >> On 9/3/2024 1:32 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> I was watching a video in which the author was describing the difference >> between GR and EM theory, and she stated that EM has no Equivalence >> Principle. What would it mean if it did? TY, AG -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/a81d912e-d57c-4732-aeac-6eef91b004bcn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/a81d912e-d57c-4732-aeac-6eef91b004bcn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- > 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 [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9e6335da-2205-4830-9bdc-14fbb1cb9a34n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9e6335da-2205-4830-9bdc-14fbb1cb9a34n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/2d88a796-8647-4bef-9262-fb3c3fd50540n%40googlegroups.com.
