Do Newtonian and Einsteinian gravity yield the same results for the same input parameters?

No they don't, because Newtonian calculations do not include the effect of the non-flat character of space in the vicinity of massive bodies. For instance, the deflection of light by a massive body comes out 1/2 as large in the Newtonian calculation as in the relativistic calculation.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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