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Published on: November 15, 2013
Comparison of newtonian and special-relativistic trajectories with the general-relativistic trajectory for a
Shiuan-Ni Liang1, Boon Leong Lan
1School of Science, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
Abstract:
We show, contrary to expectation, that the trajectory predicted by general-relativistic mechanics for a low-speed weak-gravity system is not always well-approximated by the trajectories predicted by special-relativistic and newtonian mechanics for the same parameters and initial conditions. If the system is dissipative, the breakdown of agreement occurs for chaotic trajectories only. If the system is non-dissipative, the breakdown of agreement occurs for chaotic trajectories and non-chaotic trajectories. The agreement breaks down slowly for non-chaotic trajectories but rapidly for chaotic trajectories. When the predictions are different, general-relativistic mechanics must therefore be used, instead of special-relativistic mechanics (newtonian mechanics), to correctly study the dynamics of a weak-gravity system (a low-speed weak-gravity system).
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