10. The Gravity Precision Gap

Contextualizing the CMFT Geometric Deficit

Before examining the Corley Momentum Flux prediction, we must address the state of gravitational precision in standard physics. While we often cite gravity as 9.81 m/s², the underlying constants are surprisingly uncertain compared to other fields of physics.

1. The Uncertainty of Big G

The Gravitational Constant (G) is the least precise fundamental constant in nature. While constants like the speed of light or the Planck constant are known to 12 decimal places, G is only known to roughly 4 decimal places. This uncertainty means we do not actually know the mass of the Earth (M) to high precision. We only know the product GM (the Standard Gravitational Parameter).

2. The "Derived" Nature of Orbit

Because of this uncertainty, we do not predict orbits ab initio from counting atoms. Instead, we perform Phenomenological Fitting. We measure the orbital period of satellites and the Moon, and we back-calculate the effective GM required to explain them.

This creates a "blind spot." If a theoretical mechanism (like CMFT) altered the efficiency of gravity based on altitude, standard physics would simply absorb this change into the calibrated GM value for that altitude, hiding the anomaly inside the constant.

3. The CMFT Proposition

The simulation below tests the hypothesis that gravity is a Geometric Residual of pairwise flux interactions. It proposes that the effective mass of the Earth is not constant, but varies with the Field of View (FOV) of the observer.

We predict a Geometric Deficit at the surface (where the FOV is 180° and vectors cancel laterally) recovering to Unity (1.0) in the Far Field (where the FOV approaches 0°). This implies that the "Standard Mass" we attribute to Earth is actually its "Surface-Suppressed Mass," while the Moon interacts with the "True Flux Mass."