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Does gravity attract masses in space, or does it curve space between them?

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Re: Does gravity attract masses in space, or does it curve space between them?
« Reply #100 on: 27/05/2020 00:28:42 »
Quote from: PmbPhy on 26/05/2020 11:24:09

There is no spacetime curvature in a uniform gravitational field. It's a myth that all gravity is a curvature in spacetime. Curved spacetime is the same thing as tidal forces and a uniform gravitational field has no tidal forces.


What might be an example of a uniform gravitational field?

The surface of a sphere  with all the mass at the centre?
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Re: Does gravity attract masses in space, or does it curve space between them?
« Reply #101 on: 27/05/2020 04:59:52 »
Quote from: geordief on 27/05/2020 00:28:42
What might be an example of a uniform gravitational field?
Consider a sphere of uniform mass density. Now cut out a sphere inside whose center is offset from the sphere's center. The gravitational field inside will be uiniforrm.

The surface of a sphere  with all the mass at the centre?
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