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Old January 6th 09, 07:54 AM posted to sci.physics,sci.physics.relativity,sci.astro
Koobee Wublee
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Default The Motion of the Perihelion of Mercury

On Jan 5, 11:48 pm, George Hammond wrote:
Koobee Wublee wrote:


No, you can say “SUBSTITUTE” (r + K) for R. shrug


In that case, the two said geometries of spacetime a


** ds1^2 = c^2 (1 – K / r) dt^2 – dr^2 / (1 – K / r) – r^2 dO^2


** ds2^2 = c^2 (1 – K / R) dt^2 – dR^2 / (1 – K / R) – R^2 dO^2


In that case, they are still very different where (R = r + K).


[Hammond]
The COORDINATES are different, but the METRIC is the same.


No, the coordinates are different:

** (r, theta, phi)
** (R, theta, phi)

Where

** R = r + k

The metric is the Schwarzchild metric in BOTH cases.
You don't know the difference.


No, the metrics are also different. This is basic mathematics. Try
to understand mathematics in grade school. shrug

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