On Oct 6, 3:41*am, "Robert L. Oldershaw"
wrote:
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CLARIFICATION
Some have barked at me for what they try to convince others is an
attempt to hide from negative results - specifically the Torre et al
mass results.
For what its worth, here is my response
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You specifically requested Martin Hardcastle analyze the Torres
eclipsing binary sample.
Then once he does that, you pan the results and go on your merry way.
And now you are saying you have only identified one star that disagrees
with you? Isn't that textbook crank behavior?
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Ordinarily I would ignore this abusive type of post.
However, so that readers are not mislead by things that you know full
well are misleading innuendos, I will set the matters straight with
facts.
Martin Hardcastle did analyze the Torre et al sample and find that it
did not agree with DSR predictions.
I clearly said in print that I accepted his analysis for that sample.
I also pointed out the reasons that I felt that this sample could not
be the final word on the matter.
Other samples do support the DSR predictions.
The small unofficial sample reported above represents the systems that
(1) were analyzed and reported on arxiv.org during the month of
September, or were drawn to my attention during that period by
articles published in the scientific literature during the month of
September, and (2) met the requirements that I have identified for a
fair and unbiased test of the predicted quantization of the total
masses of star systems.
The Solar System, which is the one system for which we have definitive
mass data for all components, agrees with the Discrete Scale
Relativity predictions excellently, as anyone can see by reading the
initial post in this thread.
Your comment that the Sun's mass is in conflict with DSR predictions
indicates your "misunderstanding" of the fundamental prediction
clearly set out in the initial post. The prediction concerns the
quantization of the TOTAL mass of the bound systems. It would seem
that your comments about the Sun's mass are misleading in a very
calculated and unscientific manner.
I have no intention of answering any more of your abusive and
unscientific posts.
RLO
http://www3.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw