If there were, we'd have noticed it by now - unless all reference clocks are affected the same way. Then you'd have the Tree in the Forest syndrome.
The article had some numbers in it, but none of them were the amplitude of the change. They also didn't say if the effect was cumulative or sinusoidal. Perhaps they don't train reporters to ask good questions anymore. Bill Hawkins -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Howard Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 5:16 PM To: Chris Howard Cc: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] radioactive decay rates change? http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/august/sun-082310.html "It's a mystery that presented itself unexpectedly: The radioactive decay of some elements sitting quietly in laboratories on Earth seemed to be influenced by activities inside the sun, 93 million miles away." Any implication for CS clocks? -- Chris w0ep _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
