Astrophysics

1407 Submissions

[3] viXra:1407.0216 [pdf] submitted on 2014-07-30 07:47:46

Pioneer Anomaly May be Gravitational, not Thermal

Authors: Rodney Bartlett
Comments: 5 Pages.

The question and answer about spacecraft flybys (Astronomy magazine’s “AskAstro” section - August 2014) got me thinking about the Pioneer anomaly - a slight slowdown in the predicted positions of the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft noticed when they entered the outer solar system. After their billions of miles of travel, the Pioneer spacecraft are some 3,000 miles short of their predicted locations. If they were now carrying an infinitesimal extra mass due to m=E/c^2, this could account for the shortfall. I propose electromagnetic energy from the RTG (radioisotope thermo-electric generator) powering each craft is insufficient to be relativistically converted into enough mass, and suggest energy in the form of gravitational waves that are diverted towards the Sun's mass would convert into the mass causing the Pioneer anomaly. As the end of this short article states, “Though it’s possible that high-frequency electromagnetic waves like X-rays or gamma rays, as well as the subatomic particles in cosmic rays, might contribute to Pioneer’s extra mass; a gravitational cause is not invalidated since both matter and electromagnetism have their origins in gravitation“ (this is explained).
Category: Astrophysics

[2] viXra:1407.0199 [pdf] submitted on 2014-07-26 09:46:00

Stellar Metamorphosis Versus Establishment Dogma: Stellar Isochrones and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Authors: Jeffrey Joseph Wolynski
Comments: 2 Pages. 2 diagrams

In astrophysics an unnecessary concept was invented to try and explain what happens to stars as they evolve. These are known as stellar isochrones. Isochrones are rooted in the false notion that stars do not lose mass as they evolve. A corrective understanding is provided.
Category: Astrophysics

[1] viXra:1407.0190 [pdf] replaced on 2014-08-10 05:34:20

There Wasn’t Big Bang.

Authors: Vyacheslav Telnin
Comments: 7 Pages.

Two ideas gave birth to this paper : The law of the galaxies scattering and the existence of the infinitely large and infinitely small numbers.
Category: Astrophysics