In an effort to control the cabin madness and lack of contact with the world I have been thinking about the Pioneer Anomaly.
I noted that radiation pressure is taken into account as a factor.
My (mainly unsupported) view of space suggests that it may be that radiation pressure is the force of gravity so I thought if we used the formula for calculating the radiation pressure we may be able to predict the future acceleration of the craft (toward the Sun).... I rather prefer the concept that they are decelerating without gravitational influence from the Sun and that all the deceleration is due to radiation pressure....so I thought if we adjusted the formula used for the calculation of the effect of radiation pressure such that all deceleration was attributed to radiation pressure then we could predict future deceleration ...
If that approach shows a consistency to the observed deceleration would that be supportive of a "push" approach to gravity?
The push idea is no more than a suggestion that radiation pressure is greater than we think and it is such a pressure that is behind the force of gravity... in any event it does not matter how the pressure is created but rather is the slowing consistent with a higher pressure space.
In other words rather than add to the formula a figure that we think will be equal to radiation pressure we place a figure for pressure that would produce the observed deceleration and see what future deceleration we may expect.
IS there any hope here? Does anyone understand what I talking about? and if so what do you think.
alex
