Jeff Morris wrote:
I must admit this subtlety has perplexed me - clearly the don't feel the G force,
since it the same as a car in a tight turn. But I keep thinking it should be
detectable, if only because the path is curving.
(1) How tight is the turn and (2) how big is the imbalance between
centrifugal and garvitational forces for such a small body?
Of course, from a General Relativity, Gravity Well point of view, the obital path is a
straight line in curved space. I should know the answer here - let me cogitate ...
Eat some bran? :-P
Cheers
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