On the "Meaning of the "Speed of Gravity""

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"One very important feature of pseudo forces is that they are always proportional to the masses; the same is true of gravity. The possibility exists, therefore, that gravity itself is a pseudo force. Is it not possible that perhaps gravitation is due simply to the fact that we do not have the right coordinate system?" Richard Feynman.
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Let's keep our eyes on the prize here: while Feynman's question may be valid and useful, it is one which might easily absorb many lifetimes of study to determine. We already *have* experimental evidence of electromagnetic FTL phenomena. We should focus our efforts on translating this feature of observability (the competence of those who try to reproduce results is another matter) electromagnetism possesses, to gravitational force. As a first step towards achieving this, I propose setting up an experiment which would seek to locate binary pulars in FTL space, as opposed to where we observe them to be with optical and radio telescopy. To target the actual source, much as the Native American of old, with his fishing spear, targeted the actual game fish rather than its water-slowed and shifted image. With a high-gain tunable FTL receiver we ought to be able to locate the real-time FTL signatures of binary pulsars. My more ambitious suggestion for building upon (my projection of) success in this first step, with an experiment translating observability to gravitational phenomena, I reserve, for now.

(Note that I misspelled "pulsar" only once. Doubtless a quantum effect - Ed.)







[/We already *have* experimental evidence of electromagnetic FTL phenomena.quote]

Do we indeed? And this evidence is where, who did these experiments and where did they publish the results. If this is common knowledge, I'm afraid I am not sufficently common to have it.

Do we indeed? And this evidence is where, who did these experiments and where did they publish the results. If this is common knowledge, I'm afraid I am not sufficently common to have it.
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Here are a couple of clues: there's a uniquely specialized website, metaresearch.org, which will point you in the right direction. Google searches usually prove fruitful. See you on the SETI at home boards, Jayel! >;}

The main question i have is can matter make a force(in any direction) enough to call it gravity or is it from the spinning of earth on its access?

The intuitive mind

we need hard evidence not just theory. We need a hard bit evidence that can considered complete or even just partial. I believe the graviton is out there, but please we can not have a highly supported formula misleading the public to believe it is hard evidence before physcial proof.we need physical proof of 99.9% of things i think all we need to do id find the proof. I am up for any exlanation of a physical experiment.

The intuitive mind

"The light cone effect on the Shapiro time delay"and what size is the light cone effect size?

The intuitive mind

Quantum Grav - consider the following. Non rotating spacecraft in the Apollo flights had a gravitational attraction to objects ejected from the module. If those objects were less massive than the ship, they started orbiting the ship until the ship and the objects entered the moon's sphere of influence. Mark