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From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval)
Newsgroups: net.astro,net.physics
Subject: Re: Equivalence Principle and Electric Charge
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 15:04:24 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 15:04:24 1984
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Reply-To: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval)
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Summary: 

Charges radiate EM when accelerated.  If a charge is resting on
a table (as I believe the original query was phrased) in a 
graviataional field, then (ignoring rotation of the Earth) it is
at rest, NOT being accelerated. Gravity pulls down, the table pushes up.


Acceleration of a charge WILL cause it to radiate, whether said acceleration
is due to gravity, magnetic fields, fusion rockets or telekinesis.

You don't need to drag Minkowski into it.
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