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1. You're right the electric field doesn't increase. Also mass does not increase with velocity either. I forgot about the time derivitives and retardation in Gauss's law.

2. Excellent analogy! What is the charge of the earth and what is the charge of the sun? Do the retarded potentials scale likewise?

3. Easy. Take two lead spheres, each on the end of a single rod. Rotate radially about the center of mass, just like two equal mass planets orbiting about each other (kind of like a Woodward governor). The scale is smaller than planets but the rotation rate is much higher. The gravity signal would be of a frequency much higher than the background noise. To show it is a gravity wave, measure signal intensity as a function of distance. I think I can find some references on this, I'll send them to you if I do.

4. Higher acceleration = higher radiation intensity. Higher acceleration = higher rotation rate. Therefore, higher rotation rate (frequency) = higher radiation intensity.

5. Please cite the experiments showing that the Lorentz contraction can be measured.

Please cite the experiments showing that the Lorentz contraction can be measured.

Physicist can handle this, I'm sure. But there are demonstrations of other phenomena that involve the Lorentz transformation. Time dilation, using a pair of atomic clocks; and mass increases, using accelerated particles. You're probably aware of those, as they're classics. As for length contractions, nothing rings a bell right now. But I'm betting on Physicist to come up with the answer.

Take two lead spheres, each on the end of a single rod. Rotate radially about the center of mass, just like two equal mass planets orbiting about each other (kind of like a Woodward governor). The scale is smaller than planets but the rotation rate is much higher. The gravity signal would be of a frequency much higher than the background noise. To show it is a gravity wave, measure signal intensity as a function of distance.

Pick a reasonable mass, a radius and a frequency. Also describe your detector. I'll calculate a signal strength for you.