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Lab Coat
The Lab Coat has been a mainstay of science since its invention by Theodoris Labcoatia who was fed up of ruining her clothes with rampant science. She then gathered aprons and overalls from differing professions and incorporated the aspects she deigned suitable for science.
Since those heady days the Lab Coat has grown in popularity, and fashion status, to an iconic garment worn by scientists the world over. It has even attracted a following amongst normal people, or 'norms' as they are known in the scientific literature.
Its popularity is due to a number of factors. Its vertical creases and baggy sleeves give it slimming properties, while its length and deep pockets give it an air of authority. The front entry gives it easy access while the lapels give it a touch of class.
It is suggested that you should have a few splashes of brightly coloured liquid and some burn marks to enhance its powers.
A fresh perspective on gravity
Burchell, P. J.
Abstract
Castel-Branco et al. (2014) have presented a new model on nonminimum coupling, with implications for the advancement of dark matter, general relativity, metric perturbation, matter Lagrangian density, Starobinsky inflation, Dirac delta distribution, PPN parameters, torsion balance and LAGEOS II perigee procession. As such it is obvious to even the most junior scientists that this is a valuable piece of work.
Mass = force*acceleration?
In fact, it becomes clear in this study that mass is only slightly more complex:
m= 13 _ f 1R0 − f 2R0Lm f 1RR0 +2 f 2RR0Lm − R0 − 3 _( f 1RR0 − 2 f 2RR0ρcos)− 6ρ _f 2RR0 f 1RR0 +2 f 2RR0Lm .
The only difference is that quantities are evaluated at their background cosmological value and corresponding background cosmological density. Keeping this in mind it is very straightforward dissecting the bulk of the article.
The effects of the NMC model
The results are, in their own words ‘quite natural and can be interpreted straightforwardly.’ Paraphrasing is therefore not required – there was no dynamical effect in the vacuum, however the NMC impacts the strength of the outer curvature and metric solutions (due to continuity of the corresponding functions across the surface of the spherical body) on the interior of the source body. Furthermore no significant new constraint arises on geodetic precession (as, it goes without saying, this is already included in the existing Yukawa plot). Finally, the non-linear chameleon mechanism appears nonminimally coupled to the matter Lagrangian density.
How does this affect you and me?
Clearly, this model can provide answers for the many burning questions in the minds of any half-competent scientist. I can personally recall many occasions when I wondered if further computations allowing for non-linear effect could lead to different constraints on the mass scale, and thanks to the authors, this is possible. As a side note, this article also demonstrates how faster than light travel, perpetual motion, ET life and many other phenomena are achievable within the decade, but such details are superfluous for a review of this type.
References:
Castel-Branco, N., Páramos, J., March, R., 2014, ‘Perturbation of the metric around a spherical body from a nonminimal coupling between matter and curvature’, Physics Letters B, 735, 25-32.