On 24 January 2014 07:33, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course it depends on what DE is. The most common theory is that it's > just the cosmological constant term in Einstein's equation. If that's the > case then it's just another geometric effect of the dynamics of space. > It's not really a "force", it's just part of gravity. >
Yes, it depends on what it is, which is why I didn't think he could *necessarily* say it existed between someone's fingers. Of course gravity isn't a force either. The term is being used to simplify the discussion, it's a lot easier to type "force" than "effect of the curvature of space" (it also seems a valid shorthand usage because it would be experienced in a similar manner to a force, i.e. it would cause an acceleration). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
