i'm not saying i do, but just was wondering about it
2006-08-14 08:26:11 · 8 answers · asked by bricabrac 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Nobody who knows *anything* at all about magnetic and and gravitational forces would.
Doug
2006-08-14 20:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, gravity only goes one way. Magnets can attract or repel (if fact, they must do both),but gravity means all objects are always attracting all other objects, regardless of size. It takes huge amounts of mass, like planets, before you notice the effect of gravity, because gravity is such an incredibly weak force. If you think about it, it takes the gravity from the entire earth several months before it can finally break the electical bonds between the atoms in the apples stem and the tree, and get it to fall to earth.
So, no I don't think it is a magnetic force.
2006-08-14 08:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by iandanielx 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is not a Force. Gravity is a form of acceleration due to mass. Force is the effect of gravity multiplied by mass.
Magnetic force is... a force. It is the effect of repulsion due to polarity of molecules. Nothing at all due to gravity.
Gravity is so simple. Nothing to do with inertia. Inertia is the most worthless quantity in physics, seldom used for it has very limited applications other than for spinning objects.
The reason why gravity on earth is stronger than on the moon is simply because the earth is heavier. But guess what, all ojbects emit gravity, hence, me and you have our own little gravity. Not very much, probably like 0.000000000000001m/s^2, but it's there.
2006-08-14 09:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by Krzysztof_98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer that question it is needed to know what is the cause of gravity. Based on that that you would have to say that the what ever is the cause of gravity is also the cause of magnetism and all other forces we Encounter both in the micro and macro levels.
This is one question that both Einstein and other have not succeded in describing exactly A UNIFIED FORCE THEORY,that encompasses all forces into a common formula and Phenomena.
The best theory I have seen so far is in the reference below. The theory is still in its enfancy but it makes a lot of sense>
2006-08-14 08:46:46 · answer #4 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, gravity is not a magnetic force
but if youre interested in the nature of gravity and whether it is an actual force, read about einstein's theories of relativity, and his explanation of gravity as merely a result of inertia and curved space-time
also, research the four fundamental forces (or interactions) of nature
the weak and strong nuclear interactions
the electromagnetic interaction
the gravitational interaction
2006-08-14 08:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by zot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is not. They are 2 different forces
2006-08-14 08:33:14 · answer #6 · answered by Dr M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not.
Magentism is not even a fundamental force - its is a relativistic correction to the electrostatic force.
2006-08-14 08:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from a few crackpots and kids who flunked science in sixth grade, no.
2006-08-14 09:08:11 · answer #8 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋