From: tjoberts137@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 1/30/24 2:27 AM, Luigi Fortunati wrote:   
   > Tom Roberts il 27/01/2024 09:23:06 ha scritto:   
   >>> No one can deny that, in the most remote space far from all   
   >>> gravity, a metal elevator falling towards an electromagnet is in   
   >>> "free fall".   
   >> Not true: every physicist would deny that, because the   
   >> electromagnet exerts an electromagnetic force on the elevator,   
   >> making it NOT be in freefall.   
   >   
   > Gravity also exerts a force on the elevator.   
      
   Not in GR, which is now the generally-accepted theory of gravitation.   
      
   But to forestall your (baseless) objection, the standard definition of   
   freefall says no NON-GRAVITATIONAL forces are acting on the object.   
      
   I repeat: posting zillions of questions here is not helping you learn   
   very basic physics. Get a good textbook and STUDY, or better, enroll in   
   a physics course at a college or university.   
      
   Tom Roberts   
      
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