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Jim Hasty
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I have tried twice now to calculate acceleration of gravity using the general relativistic equation of geodesic deviation and both times my solution is twice the correct answer. What am I doing wrong? As an example here is one problem: Calculate the acceleration of gravity g at the earth’s surface using the equation for geodesic deviation and the Schwarzschild metric. Neglect the earth’s rotation.
Given: the mass of the Earth in geometrized units M=4.434 x 10E(-3) meters, the mean radius of the Earth R= 6.371 x 10E(6) meters.
Given: the mass of the Earth in geometrized units M=4.434 x 10E(-3) meters, the mean radius of the Earth R= 6.371 x 10E(6) meters.
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