Re: 2125 100 Diameter Limit

>From: Arthur Green [email removed]
>Subject: (2125)      100 diameter limit
>
>>From: Dan Corrin [email removed]
>>Subject: (2123) 100 diameter jump point.
>>
>>The 100 planetary diameter rules for safe jump distance has always
>>seemed to be a rule of thumb requirement where the exact distance
>>can be figured out, it is easier to be safe.
>
>Here's a thought: maybe safety has something to do with the curvature of
>space-time (or whatever) ... so that being under 0.0005G from the sun
>doesn't make that much difference. This idea would take some mathematics
>to check out -- it's relatively early in the AM here so I haven't checked
>it out. If I'm wrong, no doubt somebody will flame me (bear in mind I'm a
>retired civil engineer, not a mathematician :-)
>
> - Arthur Green
>   University College Dublin Computing Services -- [email removed]
>                                                   [email removed]

>From the equation for gravitational effects that Dan was working with the
space/time curvature would seem to be hyperbolic based on the 1/r^2 rule.

But who's to say that gravitions behave similar to quantum mechanics?  It may
be that the "size" of the graviton is dependent on the size of the "radiating"
body.  Then the explanation for the 100 diameter rule could read something
like this...

The 100 diameter rule is derived from the effects on the graviton density in
the vicinity of the jump vehicle.  The lower the graviton density the safer a
jump is.  Whereas the gravitational pull of a body is a function of both the
density of the graviton field _and_ the "size" or "energy" of the gravitons.
Where the "size" or "energy" of the gravitons is dependent on the mass of the
"radiating" body.

But those with extreme theoretical physics backgrounds can probably shoot
holes in this.

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