Sep 01 2011

Fermilab Magnets

Published by at 10:42 am under Astrophysics,Newtonian Mechanics,Quantum Mechanics

With the Fermilab Tevatron shutting down this month, I wonder if its magnets could be used for a space debris vacuum.  The problem pops up in the news periodically, and did again today: 

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/story/2011-08-31/Solutions-sought-for-growing-space-junk-problem/50207662/1

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2 Responses to “Fermilab Magnets”

  1. # Carlon 28 Sep 2011 at 4:04 pm

    This is off-topic but I thought I’d just post in the most recent entry here.

    I saw this study supporting the concept of gravitational red-shift of light:
    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/galaxies-einstein-relativity/
    If I understand correctly, the study’s results suggest that photons are affected by gravity.

    It’s unclear to me whether your theory of gravity is at odds with the concept of gravitational red-shift. My limited understanding of the theory is that (only?) atoms with orbiting electrons facilitate gravity through the absorption and releasing of gravitons.

  2. # Kevinon 30 Sep 2011 at 7:54 am

    It is likely that the longer wavelengths that come from the middle of the galaxy cluster have been downscattered against mass more than those coming from the outlying galaxies.
    The statement that “it was easier for the light from the outlying galaxies to emerge” is therefore true, however the reason for this is debatable.
    Maybe you have also read the recent news about measurements showing that neutrinos can travel faster than the speed of light. A combination of science reports this month then tends to support general relativity and question the long established special relativity.
    Don’t worry about special relativity though. Prominent physicists are already coming out saying that it must be an experimental error.

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