At 1:19 AM 12/3/4, Harry Veeder wrote: >After reading some more, it seems to me a more accurate name for this field >is non-inertial-chemistry. Gravi-chemistry is misleading unless you are >endorsing the general theory of relativity which assumes that an >accelerating or non-inertial frame of reference and a gravitational field >are indistinguishable.
Gravity and acceleration are indistinguishable *at a point*, not a complete inertial frame. Unless one is in a uniform gravitational field, gravity and linear acceleration are distinguishable by tidal effects. In the famous elevator, it is possible to tell if the elevator is in free-fall in a gravitional field or floating in space. It is possible to tell if it is resting on a gravitational body, being spun about (gravity due to centrifugal force), or being accelerated by a rocket. All assumes you have sufficiently fine equipment to detect the tidal forces. Gravi-chem should work fine in a high gravity field, it's just the machine design that changes. The fundamental principle is still bouyancy, at least for the electrolyte environment. Regards, Horace Heffner
