Re: Slabinski and Mingst/Stowe disagree in Pushing Gravity

On 21 Apr 2005 07:53:16 -0700, "TC" <tclarke@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A while back I was discussing with Paul Stowe the
> expression on his web site for the heating caused by
> LeSagian gravity. Stowe derives a formua for heat
> emission that is of the form:
>
> (constant)x(mass)/(radius).
>
> I did not understand why there was a radius involved and
> was referred to _Pushing Gravity_, espcially the article
> by Slabinski.

Ummm, actually that was to help you with the question of
'excess' heating. However, you have a good question, and
I will address it this weekend (when I have more time to
devote). Note however Slabinski's equation is not one of
specific heat (watts/m^2), as is ours, but of total heat
(watts).

> Well, I finally got Pushing Gravity through interlibraty
> loan.
>
> On page 191, equation (26) in the article by Mingst and Stowe,
> agrees with the above formula that was under discussion.
>
> But on page 127, equation (19) in the article by Slabinski
> has the form
>
> (constant) x (mass).
>
> The radius of the body is not involved. Thus Slabinski and
> Mingst/Stowe disagree.

Actually, it is. But it's buried in the solid angle.

More on the weekend.

However, note the total lack of any technical content OR attempt
to address your actual question but the cynics around here...

Paul Stowe

> What gives?

How does one determine the the solid angle???

Paul Stowe
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