Is it possible to bend space without bending time?

Answer 1

Supposing that the space - time continum is split in two parts, one being time and the other space, then yes, but seen as they are just one force, then no.
That's my point of vue (no doubt I could be wrong).
Have a look at the strings theory, or speak to Mr S. Hawkins, he might be able to help you.

Answer 2

Not really sure what you mean by 'bending' time.

If you're asking whether time can remain unaffected in a region of bent space, then the answer is no because it works like this:

Objects such as stars and planets create a gravitational well where the force of gravity is higher the closer you get to the body in question, and weaker the further you go away from it. This gravitational force effects a bend in space-time such that a source of, say, light can be seen/detected even though that source is slightly behind the star (or planet) in between you and the light source.

So the path of light is bent as it travels past the object and therefore takes slightly longer to reach you as compared to no object being between you and the source of light.

In short, the relationship between space and time is such that both are affected by whatever causes the bending to occur. And the answer to your question is No.

Answer 3

It depends if there are parallel universes otherwise space can't bend. If space bends it will take less time to get to the destination but time will stay the same duration.

Answer 4

To put it more formally, can there be a space-time manifold, which
(1) is the Cartesian product of a space-only manifold, with the real time-line, all such time-lines being "parallel" timelike geodesics,
such that
(2) to make it physical, we want it to be a solution of the Einstein
equations for some matter distribution, which
(3) to make it simple, perhaps the questioner intends that matter
simply to be "vacuum."

Hmm. Well, the "Einstein static universe" is an example of such a solution (although not in vacuum - a constant matter density
fills that universe) in the presence of a cosmical constant, but this is unstable to slight perturbations.
Therefore the answer to your question is YES under those
conditions.

In vacuum, the space-only manifold would have to have zero Ricci curvature tensor, and that would imply also zero Weyl curvature (since that happens for 3-manifolds) so therefore it would have to be flat. Therefore, the answer to your question is NO in vacuum
and with zero cosmical constant.

Answer 5

dude,
its called space-time for a reason.
but lets get back to bending space at all, how do you describe bending a 3D volume? which dimension are you bending it towards? how many dimensions in the space-time you are thinking of?

now MY head hurts!

Answer 6

I don't think so. Space and time go hand and hand. The closest thing we know of to bending space is with gravity (black hole for example) and Einstien showed that gravity dialates time, so gravity strong enough to bend space would slow time.

Answer 7

I'm not feeling you player, is it possible to bend space period, or are we in the realms of theoretical theory?

Answer 8

no they are one entity so if space bends then so does time

Answer 9

It is about as impossible as trying to eat and vomit at the same time