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So I am learning more about gravity,And according to Albert Einstein gravity takes place when a particular mass bends the space and time causing a curve between the masses which lead the both of them to get attracted to each other and go to the higher mass.
So I was wondering telling that masses bend the space and time seems really cool but what actually is Space where everything exists and what is time which we are passing and don't know?
It is really just the mathematical model (the graphs) that look bent.
Then the tape-measure thing above would not be true. It's not just pretty pictures. It's no more remarkable than showing that the surface of Earth is bent by showing that the angles of a triangle drawn on it will add up to more than 180°. Similarly, a triangle drawn on a seemingly flat sheet near a gravity well might have its angles add up to less than 180°.
And physical objects seem slippery customers when approached at the quantum level.
Quote from: geordief on 23/02/2021 23:06:18And physical objects seem slippery customers when approached at the quantum level.@Halc wasn’t talking about the quantum level, this is large scale stuff
Yes,I get your point.If the contents of the space are distorted then you can say that the space itself is also distorted .I sometimes ask myself what is the difference between space and the objects it contains.
The disk will shatter
Quote from: Halc on 24/02/2021 02:09:05The disk will shatterIs there an obvious pattern in the way it would shatter?
Oh and would you get the same /similar effect if you were using the Newtonian model