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Re: Does Velocity Play A Factor?
Forum List | Follow Ups | Post Message | Back to Thread Topics | In Response To Posted by Art on November 14, 1999 00:22:04 UTC |
as each infinitesimal piece of an extended body in free-fall tries to follow a different path through spacetime than neighboring pieces. In answer to your question, since the path of an object in free-fall -- or in this case, a small piece of that object -- depends on its velocity, so too do the tidal forces it experiences. |
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