Re: Slabinski and Mingst/Stowe disagree in Pushing Gravity

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 Paul Stowe wrote:
> ...how does one determine the value for µ???

See the referenced web page, which gives the complete derivation in
detail. In brief, one determines the ultramundane flux and the
absorption (and reflection if you're willing to accept small
violations of Newton's third law for gravity) necessary to account for
the observed force of gravity, consistent with the absence of any
appreciable shielding. This amount of flux and absorption corresponds
to a specific amount of energy absorption, depending on the speed of
the supposed ultramundane particles. Lower bounds on this speed are
then determined, giving lower bounds on the rate of energy absorption.
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