Comment Re:Probably not dust (Score 1) 197
Here's some food for thought. What if gravity does not quite follow the gravity law? That is perhaps it doesn't drop off by r^2.
Hmm...that isn't close. The acceleration is constant so it doesn't have anything to do with the r^2 profile. Would it necessarily be the the RTG either? IIRC RTG power output (or heat output, since RTG use thermonics for power generation) drops over time. Consequently, the heat radiation would also drop and there wouldn't be constant acceleration.
I wonder if there is a strange spacetime drag going on here? That would account for the constant acceleration. It would work like this. Spacetime is viscous and as you move along it bunches up in front just like it does with planes in air. The drag comes from spacetime trying to return its' lowe energy state. What do you think?
Simon.
Hmm...that isn't close. The acceleration is constant so it doesn't have anything to do with the r^2 profile. Would it necessarily be the the RTG either? IIRC RTG power output (or heat output, since RTG use thermonics for power generation) drops over time. Consequently, the heat radiation would also drop and there wouldn't be constant acceleration.
I wonder if there is a strange spacetime drag going on here? That would account for the constant acceleration. It would work like this. Spacetime is viscous and as you move along it bunches up in front just like it does with planes in air. The drag comes from spacetime trying to return its' lowe energy state. What do you think?
Simon.
