beech
Oct20-09, 04:32 PM
Is there more than one meaning for "gravitational shear". It seems to refer to focusing of light beams.
When I calculate the difference in velocity, of earth's side closest and farthest from the sun: the difference is about one meter/second. Is that gravitational shear?
Calculation
Orbital velocity is 2 times pi times the distance to the sun, divided by time, in this case the number of seconds in a year.
Velocity of Earth
v1 =2 * pi * 1.5 * 10^8 / ( 365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60 )
= 29.8653 km/sec.
v2 =(2 * pi * 1.5 * 10^8 - radiusEarth) / ( 365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60 )
Subrtact v1 - v2
The Radius of Earth is 6378 km.
The orbit is inclined to have a different velocity, at the sides nearest and farthest from the sun. This difference is, 1.27 meters/sec.
When I calculate the difference in velocity, of earth's side closest and farthest from the sun: the difference is about one meter/second. Is that gravitational shear?
Calculation
Orbital velocity is 2 times pi times the distance to the sun, divided by time, in this case the number of seconds in a year.
Velocity of Earth
v1 =2 * pi * 1.5 * 10^8 / ( 365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60 )
= 29.8653 km/sec.
v2 =(2 * pi * 1.5 * 10^8 - radiusEarth) / ( 365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60 )
Subrtact v1 - v2
The Radius of Earth is 6378 km.
The orbit is inclined to have a different velocity, at the sides nearest and farthest from the sun. This difference is, 1.27 meters/sec.