Harry Veeder wrote:
the push theory has some serious theoretical difficulties
to overcome. If gravity is a push why don't the planets spiral
into the sun because whatever is doing the pushing would also
have a drag effect on the planets.
I am not well-versed in the details, but do have 'cut-and-paste'
functionality ;-) ... but the superficial answer is that the drag effect
in one vector is balanced by a boost in the other IF the system lacks an
*arrow of time* WOW (am I mis-stating that conclusion)!
Are we essentially in a "timeless" orbit?
Here is the first paragraph from the Ibison paper, which Terry mentions,
and Xavier has his own explanation, which seems a bit less provocative:
"This document presents some results that provide support for the
existence of time-symmetric electromagnetic interactions involving equal
positive combinations of advanced and retarded fields. According to
common experience however, electromagnetic interactions are exclusively
retarded. Retardation establishes an electromagnetic arrow of time,
which, coincidentally, agrees with the thermodynamic arrow of time – the
direction of increasing entropy. Since these two could be interrelated,
a conservative application of a time-symmetric theory with no danger of
conflict with observation should be confined to systems lacking any
arrow of time – thermodynamic or electromagnetic." END of Ibison quote
WOW. Those are some heavy duty implications, no? ... or else, this
proves the point as stated at the start: "I am not well-versed in the
details"
...yet
Jones
