The limits of weighing

• Authors: Shanath Amarasiri A. Jayaweeraa , Erich Robensb , Andrzej Dąbrowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Mass determination in the gravitational field covers a wide measuring range and, as a comparative method, facilitates very sensitive measurements. However, gravity is a very weak force. First by application of acceleration fields and with mass spectrometric methods, the measuring range could be extended towards atomic and sub-atomic masses. There are only practical limits of weighing heavy masses. The mass of celestial objects can be determined by means of Kepler’s Laws.

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio AA – Chemia
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 31-43

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2012

online

25 - 01 - 2014

Contributors

author

Shanath Amarasiri A. Jayaweeraa

• 42 Tanton Road, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, TS9 5HR, UK, Formerly: Teesside University, School of Science & Engineering, Middlesbrough, UK

author

Erich Robensb

• Schlesierstraße 5, D-61381 Friedrichsdorf, Germany. Formerly: Battelle- Institut Frankfurt am Main, Germany

author

Andrzej Dąbrowski

• Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, PL - 20-032 Lublin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10063-012-0002-9