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Originally Posted by Tassel
Not to nitpick but it's F1 = F2 = GM1 * m2/ r^2.  |
Funny how I could look at the equation point blank and still get it wrong!
Thanks for pointing it out.
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Originally Posted by Tassel
Much less nitpicky: both masses M1 and m2 in that equation are gravitational masses, not inertial masses. So I fail to see how this equation combined with a change in inertial mass can be applied to the Pioneers.
As has been pointed out in the misty past, direct tests can and have been performed.
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Ah yes, I remember the days... But without a specific reference to how and where these tests (dedicated tests) were performed, my memory fails me.