Volume 22: Pages 41-43, 2009

Note on a physical basis for non-Newtonian dynamics

Ned S. Rasor ¹

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The physical model for gravitation and inertia described in a previous essay is extended to include effects of expansion and acceleration of mutually interacting nucleons, and of noninteracting nucleons in the vicinity of a massive body. The analytical results functionally and quantitatively confirm the non-Newtonian dependence of force on gravitational acceleration inferred empirically from the observed interaction of celestial bodies in regions of very weak gravitational acceleration. For noninteracting nucleons in the vicinity of a massive body, a constant inward-directed force on the nucleon that is farther from the body is perceived from the position of the nearer. This other type of non-Newtonian dynamics is confirmed quantitatively by observations of an anomalous acceleration in spacecraft at distances greater than 15 AU from the Sun.

Keywords: Gravitation, Anomalies, non-Newtonian, MOND, Physical Model, Pioneer 10

Received: September 5, 2008; Accepted: December 27, 2008; Published Online: February 25, 2009