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Subject: Re: The failure of the unified field theory means general relativity fails.
From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder)
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Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 22:36:26 +0200
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LaurenceClarkCrossen <clzb93ynxj@att.net> wrote:

> The failure of the unified field theory means general relativity fails.
> 
> 
> A. General relativity explains Mercury's anomalous perihelion advance
> and the bending of light by treating gravity as electromagnetic using
> electromagnetic formulas and the assumption of the speed of light for
> the speed of gravity.

Your mistakes.

> B. The unified field theory failed to unify electromagnetism and
> gravity. ["Then, in the early part of the 20th century, Albert Einstein
> developed general relativity, a field theory of gravitation. Later,
> Einstein and others attempted to construct a unified field theory in
> which electromagnetism and gravity would emerge as different aspects of
> a single fundamental field. They failed, and to this day gravity remains
> beyond attempts at a unified field theory."- Britannica]

Correct.

> C. Therefore, general relativity fails to explain Mercury's perihelion
> advance and the bending of light.

Non-sequitur,

Jan