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An extension of the Newtonian law of gravitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. A. Bastin
J. A. Bastin
Affiliation:
Department of PhysicsUniversity of Reading
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Abstract

An attempt is made to relate such diverse phenomena as kinetic energy, rest mass energy, the size of the universe, the velocity of propagation both of light and gravitation, and the recession of the galaxies. The correlation is made by considering an extension of the Newtonian gravitational law which covers a particular simple case when the two attracting bodies are in relative motion. The extension is treated as postulatory, although in the last section using the idea of gravitational flux, the assumed gravitational law will be shown to be the simplest of a number of possible extensions to the Newtonian law. The paper implies a new approach to special relativity, and it is therefore hoped to treat aspects of the work in greater detail subsequently.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 56 , Issue 4 , October 1960 , pp. 401 - 409
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1960

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