GRAVITY IS NOT A WAVE
I THINK YOU ARE CONFUSED OF
"GRAVITY WAVES"
Gravity waves are waves created by the action of gravity on density variations in the stratified atmosphere
2006-07-28 21:04:06
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answer #1
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answered by Prakash 4
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To consider gravity as a wave, you need to have an object which you can vibrate, with significant force, and significant mass. Gravity is easier to relate to a magnetic 'pull'. It doesn't pulse, it's like DC. Gravity is one of the fundamental forces of the universe, along with the weak nuclear/electromagnetic force, and the strong nuclear force. It, however, is the only one that does not 'conform' to the attempted theories, since it does not balance. There is no 'force line' such as magnetic ones. It simply radiates, and has no known maximum affecting distance.
What you might be referring to, alternatively, is an 'orbit', simply enough. Consider gravity as a dimension, a bending in space similar to placing a weight on a stretched rubber sheet. It bends down, the closer to the object you get, and if you looked at a certain 'depth', you'd find a perfect circle. If you took an angled cross section, you'd find a perfect elliptical orbit. These are 'closed, curled up' levels of gravitational force, if that's what you mean.
2006-07-28 23:50:21
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answered by PyroDice 3
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Who said gravity was a wave at all? And who said all waves are open ended?
2006-07-28 23:40:46
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Gravity is a distortion of spacetime caused by the presence of mass. Gravity is not a wave.
2006-07-28 23:42:28
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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I dont think gravity is a wave, more like an effect of a mass.
look at the link it should help
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question30.html
2006-07-28 23:41:19
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answer #5
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answered by m0rrell 2
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think of the universe as a memory foam matress. if somethin is on it,like a planet, it creates an indentation in "space", and other objects that that pass close enough to the object are drawn in.
2006-07-28 23:41:21
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answered by Anonymous
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