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Earth's magnetic field 'boosts gravity'
New Scientist ^ | 09:20 22 September 02 | Michael Brooks

Posted on 09/23/2002 11:11:32 AM PDT by VadeRetro

Exclusive from New Scientist

Hidden extra dimensions are causing measurements of the strength of gravity at different locations on Earth to be affected by the planet's magnetic field, French researchers say.

This is a controversial claim because no one has ever provided experimental evidence to support either the existence of extra dimensions or any interaction between gravity and electromagnetism. But lab measurements of Newton's gravitational constant G suggest that both are real.

Newton's constant, which describes the strength of the gravitational pull that bodies exert on each other, is the most poorly determined of the constants of nature. The two most accurate measurements have experimental errors of 1 part in 10,000, yet their values differ by 10 times that amount. So physicists are left with no idea of its absolute value.

Now Jean-Paul Mbelek and Marc Lachieze-Ray of the French Atomic Energy Commission near Paris say they can resolve the contradiction by taking into account the location of the labs where the experiments were carried out.

The pair suggest that electromagnetism and gravity influence one another enough for gravity's pull to be noticeably affected by the Earth's magnetic field.

String theory

Their work is based on theories such as string theory that try to unify all the forces, including electromagnetism and gravity, by invoking the existence of several extra spatial dimensions.

In a paper submitted to Classical and Quantum Gravity and presented at a meeting of the European Astronomical Society in Porto, Portugal, the researchers calculated the values they would expect G to have at different locations around the world. They say it should be greater where the Earth's magnetic field is stronger, with the highest measurements at the north and south magnetic poles.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; crevolist; darkenergy; darkmatter; electrogravitics; gps; gravity; magneticfield; magnetism; poleshift; realscience; stringtheory; theoryofeverything
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To: home educate
Wouldn't announcing it twice a week quadruple their chances from doing it once biweekly?

I was hoping no one would catch me on that! (Grumble!)

61 posted on 09/23/2002 1:41:45 PM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: VadeRetro
Evo 'science'...dating/naming---child theft/adoption ring/cult!
62 posted on 09/23/2002 1:42:05 PM PDT by f.Christian
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To: Junior
Posts 44 and 45 posted at the "same" time with the same conclusion.
63 posted on 09/23/2002 1:42:42 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: VadeRetro
Technically speaking, it is precision, not accuracy. There is an indeterminate error somewhere. The error could be in an unsuspected factor in the theory, but it doesn't have to be. The error could be in one or the other lab setup, in the gear, in the treatment of data reduction, or in lax application of rules of statistical error.
64 posted on 09/23/2002 1:43:35 PM PDT by RightWhale
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To: AndrewC
You are young. That was a play on words -- Synchronicity by the Who.
65 posted on 09/23/2002 1:45:39 PM PDT by Junior
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To: RightWhale
Understood. Precision is the repeatability of the experimental setup. Accuracy is its approximation of the true value. With two data points, all you know is that you need more.
66 posted on 09/23/2002 1:47:12 PM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: js1138
You are correct as "New (pseudo) Scientist" often pimps for US federal funding of various "big science" project even when it is published in Europe. Ever the socialist, they want us to employ their pseudo-scientists.
67 posted on 09/23/2002 1:50:02 PM PDT by anymouse
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To: VadeRetro
Exactamundo.
68 posted on 09/23/2002 1:52:17 PM PDT by RightWhale
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To: f.Christian
Cretin "Science" -- bandarlog screech -- incoherent jibberish -- repeating untruth!
69 posted on 09/23/2002 1:53:49 PM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: Junior; AndrewC
Or, that could be the Police... I'm getting old and senile...
70 posted on 09/23/2002 1:57:21 PM PDT by Junior
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To: Junior
You are young. That was a play on words -- Synchronicity by the Who.

No. I missed a pop fly. Good one.

71 posted on 09/23/2002 2:05:21 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: Junior
It might be the police. But it still was a good line.
72 posted on 09/23/2002 2:06:10 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: f.Christian
Your "All that erosion crap old age of the Earth is hooie-dooie!" line was much better.
73 posted on 09/23/2002 2:13:55 PM PDT by Gumlegs
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To: Physicist
Physicist says:   "Funny how the New Scientist announces biweekly that the laws of physics have been overturned."

A Debka subsidiary, no doubt.

--Boot Hill

74 posted on 09/23/2002 6:00:00 PM PDT by Boot Hill
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To: VadeRetro
Threads now get pulled at the mention of Saint Teddy

No, threads get pulled because you and your fellow Evo Taliban turn them into a barrage of slimes, insults and character assassination. You are starting with the insults already for no reason at all. Don't blame others for your despicable actions.



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75 posted on 09/23/2002 6:02:00 PM PDT by gore3000
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To: VadeRetro
VR, post #29: "The Elegant Universe was a decent read, but that stuff's too much for me. Leaves my old brain reeling."

Increased Gravity is the cure, VR.

76 posted on 09/23/2002 6:02:05 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: All
No, threads get pulled because you and your fellow Evo Taliban turn them into a barrage of slimes, insults and character assassination. You are starting with the insults already for no reason at all. Don't blame others for your despicable actions.

The creo version of "the High Road."

You execrable piece of lying garbage . . .

-- gore3000


77 posted on 09/23/2002 6:11:05 PM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: VadeRetro
You execrable piece of lying garbage . . .

Yup Vade, the above was a mild rebuke compared to the lies, distortions, and vile attacks made by you and your fellow evolutionists. You folk seem to think that you can lie, insult, demean and slime opponents without anyone pointing out your nefarious tactics.

The evolution threads were very peaceful until your troublemaking friend came back. Since that time the two threads in which he was involved in turned into a barrage of gratuitous insults at opponents. I don't believe in coincidences and neither should any rational human being.



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78 posted on 09/24/2002 5:46:47 AM PDT by gore3000
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To: gore3000
Debating Creationists: Ted Holden
80 posted on 09/24/2002 6:17:30 AM PDT by general_re
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