Free Fall in Gravitational Theory
General Physics
2018-02-06 v1
Abstract
Einstein's explanation of Mercury's perihelion motion has been verified by astronomical observations. His formula could also be obtained in Schwarzschild metric and was published already in 1898. Motion along a straight geodesic, however, namely, free fall into a gravitational center with vanishing angular momentum, is incorrectly described both by Einstein's and by Schwarzschild's equation of motion. A physical solution for free fall may be obtained by taking into account the dependence of mass on velocity in Newton's gravitational law as adopted in the physics of accelerators.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1802.01026,
title = {Free Fall in Gravitational Theory},
author = {Wolfgang Engelhardt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.01026},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
4 pages, published in Physics Essays 2017-7-31 (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/pe/pe)