The Equivalence Principle Revisited |
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Authors: | Fritz Rohrlich |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 13244-1130 |
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Abstract: | The validity of the equivalence principle is examined. Since classical physics is not valid for point particles, and a mass density over a finite volume tends to collapse, stabilizing forces are necessary. These cause a deviation from geodesic motion. That deviation is discussed in the light of recent results which provide approximate expressions for the self-force of a finite size particle due to both its mass and its charge. The equivalence principle appears to be violated. |
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