[jysk (OP)]

On Aug. 21, Robert and Neilep shared an exciting press release from NASA that suggested proof of Dark Matter. It included what I would almost discribe as a throw-away line that said;

"This result also gives scientists more confidence that the Newtonian gravity familiar on Earth and in the solar system also works on the huge scales of galaxy clusters."

I'm a big fan of Newtonian gravity. I understand its effects. It is at the root of every childhood injury I can remember.

On the other hand and only occasionally, I nearly understand Special Relativity. When I really "see it", it is quite elegant, but its an unnatural way to think about real, everyday mechanics.

Will NASA's new findings impact Relativity in any way?

Mike

[weed4me]

No. As always NASA will find a way to screw it up.

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[Soul Surfer]

I presume this relates to the recent observations relating to two colliding clusters of galaxies separating the optically visible hot gas in the cluster from the gravitiationally visible "dark matter".

This does not have any significance to relativity but is a way of proving that the MOdified Newtonian Dynamics  (MOND)  theories proposed as an alternative to dark matter are less likely to be right.

Relatavistic processes (as opposed to quantum mechanical processes)are only important at extreeme temeperatures (particle speeds) and densities  ie close to neutron stars and black holes.



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[Soul Surfer]

I presume this relates to the recent observations relating to two colliding clusters of galaxies separating the optically visible hot gas in the cluster from the gravitiationally visible "dark matter".

This does not have any significance to relativity but is a way of proving that the MOdified Newtonian Dynamics  (MOND)  theories proposed as an alternative to dark matter are less likely to be right.

Relatavistic processes (as opposed to quantum mechanical processes)are only important at extreeme temeperatures (particle speeds) and densities  ie close to neutron stars and black holes.



Learn, create, test and tell
evolution rules in all things
God says so!