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Cassini and Romer discovered hints of a finite light speed in their astronomical observations of Jupiter's moons over a decade from 1660 to 1670.
Newton died in 1727, thus his theory was still the standard, with gravity an 'action at a distance', and instantaneous light speed.
An 'infinite speed' is a meaningless statement. There is no value for x/0. If light could move any distance in zero time, then light could move anywhere and everywhere in zero time. The universe would be a sphere of chaotic radiation. Nothing would persist, without states of equilibrium.
From 'Ether and Relativity', A. Einstein, 1920:"But inertial resistance opposed to relative acceleration of distant masses presupposes action at a distance; and as the modern physicist does not believe that he may accept this action at a distance, he comes back once more, if he follows Mach, to the ether, which has to serve as medium for the effects of inertia. ...Mach's ether not only conditions the behaviour of inert masses, but is also conditioned in its state by them."...The ether of the general theory of relativity is a medium which is itself devoid of all mechanical and kinematical qualities, but helps to determine mechanical (and electromagnetic) events."In summary, em fields are independent fundamental entities and gravitational fields are formations in the ether determined by the distribution of matter.If a mass M is placed in a volume of space, some of its energy must be distributed within that space (a g-field), since a test object m accelerates toward M as it approaches M without contact. The force carriers are defined to transfer energy at speed c, and there is no reason for gravity to be different. With a g-field established, it moves in space with its source.If the source is massive and changes position in a cyclical manner with a short period, it would generate waves, which would move at c, the speed of energy transfer. Measurement only verifies differences/variations.The earth orbiting the sun varies in distance by 3% of its radius per year. It would not qualify as a source of detectable gravitational waves.Typical g-waves detected by LIGO type experiments involve binary masses on the order of 10 solar masses and short cycles.
Some observations: If object m has sufficient translational velocity to escape from M, the kinetic energy acquired from the g-field is removed from M.If m is accelerated so as to join M, the KE is returned.If m orbits M, a stable 2-body system is formed.Since there is no official explanation for gravity, we can speculate.If the gravitational constant G is universal, the structure of space/ether would have a fixed capacity to store energy. This relates to the question; If the space surrounding M is saturated with g-energy, is the radiation returned or does it continue beyond the existing volume? Given the extent of the universe, the 2nd seems to
imply M disappearing via radiation over a long period of time.
Cassini and Romer discovered hints of a finite light speed in their astronomical observations of Jupiter's moons over a decade from 1660 to 1670.
Newton died in 1727, thus his theory was still the standard, with gravity an 'action at a distance', and instantaneous light speed.
An 'infinite speed' is a meaningless statement. There is no value for x/0. If light could move any distance in zero time, then light could move anywhere and everywhere in zero time. The universe would be a sphere of chaotic radiation. Nothing would persist, without states of equilibrium.
From 'Ether and Relativity', A. Einstein, 1920:"But inertial resistance opposed to relative acceleration of distant masses presupposes action at a distance; and as the modern physicist does not believe that he may accept this action at a distance, he comes back once more, if he follows Mach, to the ether, which has to serve as medium for the effects of inertia. ...Mach's ether not only conditions the behaviour of inert masses, but is also conditioned in its state by them."...The ether of the general theory of relativity is a medium which is itself devoid of all mechanical and kinematical qualities, but helps to determine mechanical (and electromagnetic) events."In summary, em fields are independent fundamental entities and gravitational fields are formations in the ether determined by the distribution of matter.If a mass M is placed in a volume of space, some of its energy must be distributed within that space (a g-field), since a test object m accelerates toward M as it approaches M without contact. The force carriers are defined to transfer energy at speed c, and there is no reason for gravity to be different. With a g-field established, it moves in space with its source.If the source is massive and changes position in a cyclical manner with a short period, it would generate waves, which would move at c, the speed of energy transfer. Measurement only verifies differences/variations.The earth orbiting the sun varies in distance by 3% of its radius per year. It would not qualify as a source of detectable gravitational waves.Typical g-waves detected by LIGO type experiments involve binary masses on the order of 10 solar masses and short cycles.
Some observations: If object m has sufficient translational velocity to escape from M, the kinetic energy acquired from the g-field is removed from M.If m is accelerated so as to join M, the KE is returned.If m orbits M, a stable 2-body system is formed.Since there is no official explanation for gravity, we can speculate.If the gravitational constant G is universal, the structure of space/ether would have a fixed capacity to store energy. This relates to the question; If the space surrounding M is saturated with g-energy, is the radiation returned or does it continue beyond the existing volume? Given the extent of the universe, the 2nd seems to
imply M disappearing via radiation over a long period of time.
