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From: Simple Simon on 13 May 2010 02:12
"Three spacecraft flying three million miles apart are to fire laser beams
at each other across the emptiness of space in a bid to finally prove
whether a theory proposed by Albert Einstein is correct. "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7695994/Largest-scientific-instrument-ever-built-to-prove-Einsteins-theory-of-general-relativity.html


From: whoever on 13 May 2010 01:45
"Simple Simon" <pi.r.cubed-nospam(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Three spacecraft flying three million miles apart are to fire laser beams
> at each other across the emptiness of space in a bid to finally prove
> whether a theory proposed by Albert Einstein is correct. "
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7695994/Largest-scientific-instrument-ever-built-to-prove-Einsteins-theory-of-general-relativity.html

Of course, in science you cannot 'prove' whether a theory is correct. You
can only prove it incorrect, or not prove it incorrect. So if the
experiment gets the results GR predicts, though that does provide even more
support for it being correct (in addition to other observations), it won't
prove it.


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From: eric gisse on 13 May 2010 04:58
Simple Simon wrote:

> "Three spacecraft flying three million miles apart are to fire laser beams
> at each other across the emptiness of space in a bid to finally prove
> whether a theory proposed by Albert Einstein is correct. "
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7695994/Largest-scientific-
instrument-ever-built-to-prove-Einsteins-theory-of-general-relativity.html

LISA is not funded yet.

From: Ken S. Tucker on 13 May 2010 18:02
On May 13, 8:29 am, Tom Roberts <tjrob...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> eric gisse wrote:
> > Simple Simon wrote:
> >>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7695994/Largest-scientific-
> > instrument-ever-built-to-prove-Einsteins-theory-of-general-relativity.html
>
> > LISA is not funded yet.
>
> Yes. But interestingly, that article implies that LISA Pathfinder is funded and
> even scheduled to fly. That would be interesting in its own right.
> Tom Roberts

Just as GP-b failed to detect 'frame dragging' or LIGO's
failed to detect 'g-waves' doesn't mean GR is wrong, it
only means GRist's need to improve their math ability to
properly apply the Principles.
I (we) have proven an Advanced GR math nulls both those
effects, should be interesting to watch though.
Ken
From: Dono. on 13 May 2010 18:21
On May 13, 3:02 pm, "Ken Sucker" <dynam...(a)vianet.on.ca> wrote:
> On May 13, 8:29 am, Tom Roberts <tjrob...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
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