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2006-11-12 21:16:31 · 7 answers · asked by Rockesh 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Every particle has a gravitational force associated with itself. It the basic nature of the particle.
The force is given by : F = G(m1*m2)/r^2
where G= Universal constant of Gravity.
Since the earth is very huge, the force between 2 humans is negligible as compared to the each of them to earth

2006-11-12 21:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Charu Chandra Goel 5 · 0 1

Gravity is said to be one of the most fundamental forces in the universe. It is the the warp in space ( or space-time) caused by the mass of an object.
The more massive the object, the larger warp in space.Two bodies are attracted to each other as the two warps try to come together, probably as a way of "energy" minimisation. The latest explanations involve superstring theory level quantum physics. If you think you've got the grasp of it, then you don't understand it at all. Try looking up boson and fermion for more information. I think that the boson emits force, and fermion "emits" matter.

2006-11-12 21:39:34 · answer #2 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0 0

We simply don't know. We understand gravity less than we understand most of the other known forces, but we don't know why any of them exist. The only answer that's in any way satisfying is that's how God chose to create the laws of the universe. We do know that if these forces, including the values of things we call universal constants, were slightly different, the universe would have dramatically different properties, or its existence would even be impossible.

2006-11-13 05:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0 0

a very very dangerous but appeling approach is that matter tends to rearrange in its initial state before the big bang. i have often though about it and isnce it is only attactive as a force the only explanation to my mind was that matter reacts to the explosioin by attracting in order to form its originall state before the big bang.


my view... do not take it for granted. it is the solution to MY question . i do not know if it is enough for you

2006-11-12 22:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by Emmanuel P 3 · 0 0

Gravity is an always-attractive force that acts between particles of matter. (It can also act between quantities of energy!) More technically, it has an infinite range through space, and weakens as the inverse-square of the distance between bodies. [MORE] All theoretical and observational studies are completely consistent with the idea that it travels no faster than the speed of light - and no slower. [MORE] Many physicists are firmly convinced that gravity is a cousin to the other forces in Nature that we know about including electromagnetism. The exact, mathematical, way to show this unity - called Superstring Theory - remains experimentally untested. According to some skeptical physicists, this theory may be permanently untestable. [MORE]

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to remind you that humans have always known about it! Its first mathematical description as a 'universal' force was by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666. Newton's description remained unchanged until Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity in 1915. Ninety years later, physicists, such as Edward Witten, Steven Hawkings, Brian Greene and Lee Smolin among others, are finding ways to improve our description of it to accommodate the strange rules of quantum mechanics. Ironically, although gravity is produced by matter, General Relativity does not really describe matter in any detail - certainly not with the detail of the modern quantum theory of atomic structure. [MORE]

Perhaps the most unusual thing about gravity we know about is that, unlike the other forces of nature, gravity is intimately related to space and time. In fact, space and time are viewed by physicists, and the mathematics of relativity theory, as qualities of the gravitational field of the cosmos that have no independent existence. Gravity does not exist like the frosting on a cake, embedded in some larger arena of space and time. Instead, the 'frosting' is everything, and matter is embedded and intimately and indivisibly connected to it. If you could turn off gravity, it is mathematically predicted that space and time would also vanish! [MORE]

Einstein's theory of General Relativity, published in 1915, is our most detailed mathematical theory for how gravity works, With it, astronomers and physicists have explored the origin and evolution of the universe, its future destiny, and the mysterious landscape of black holes and neutron stars. General Relativity has survived many different tests, and it has made many predictions which have been confirmed. So far, after 90 years of detailed study, no error has yet been discovered in Einstein's original, simple theory. Currently, physicists are exploring two of its most fundamental predictions: The first is that gravity waves exist and behave as the theory predicts [See LISA and LIGO]; the second is that a phenomenon called 'frame-dragging' exists around rotating massive objects [see Gravity Probe-B]. Other tests focus on the laboratory-scale measurements of the force of gravity to look for signs of 'extra dimensions'. Data from any of these experimental studies will greatly improve our understanding of gravity, and will show us how to go beyond the mathematics of General Relativity to create an even-better theory.

Theoretically, gravity waves must exist in order for Einstein's theory to be correct. They are distortions in the curvature of spacetime caused by accelerating bodies, just as radio waves are produced by accelerating charged particles. Gravity waves carry energy and travel at light-speed. Observationally, they have not been directly detected yet. But indirectly, astronomical bodies such as orbiting pulsars have been discovered that are losing energy by gravity waves at exactly the predicted rates. [MORE]

Astronomers have also detected the 'frame-dragging' phenomenon in X-ray studies of distant black holes. As a black hole (or any other body) rotates, it actually 'drags' space around with it. This means that you cannot have stable orbits around a rotating body, which is something totally unexpected in Newton's theory of gravity.

2006-11-12 21:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Because the world is the world.

It is a question that no have answer for physiccs....

Only answer is because bodies have mass....

2006-11-12 22:49:20 · answer #6 · answered by Juan D 3 · 0 0

if it didn't, everything would float away

2006-11-12 21:20:28 · answer #7 · answered by Summertyme73 2 · 0 2

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