Not one object or another being more massive. I don't create a gravitational force that keeps a peanut close to me or that repels the peanut. What exactly creates the force that we know as gravity? An attraction between the molecules of the Earth's core and our bodies? Anything, I'm open to suggestion.
2007-03-04 05:40:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
There are theories, but nothing proven. The gravitational force is mysterious, but it's believed that there is some subatomic particle called the graviton that is exchanged between two objects, and that creates gravity.
2007-03-04 05:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Enceladus 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the reason you don't attract a peanut is because you're on Earth a very massive object so you can't notice the attraction, note: gravity is only an attractive force. According to Einstein's theory of general relativity a very massive object curves space and time and objects move along geodesics which is why light curves around massive objects even though it is mass less. (hope that this wasn't too technical)
2007-03-04 13:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by smartdude474 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is one of the four basic forces of nature. It is the attaction of bodies based on mass. The current argument as to what causes it is the warping of space-time around an object. (This is not really new. It is over 100 years old)
Gravity is the one force that can't be easily reconsiled with the other three. It it the holy grail to reconsile all four force into a grand-unified theory.
The four forces in nature are:
electromagnetism
strong nuclear force
weak nuclear force
gravity
2007-03-04 13:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mass causes gravity, gravity is an extremely weak force, that is why the gravity between you and a peanut is insignificant but the earth is enormous compared to you and a peanut. also gravity has no opposing force like other stronger forces.
2007-03-04 14:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by supremecritic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is a function of mass concentrated in one place. The more mass, the higher the gravity.
Mass seems to be generated by the subatomic interaction of quarks.
2007-03-04 13:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actuall i do belevie you do have a gravitational force as does everyone but is very week and the earths gravity is so much stronger that it cancels them out anyway.
2007-03-04 13:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by D-Ray 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Electromagnetism produced by the earth's immense iron core.
2007-03-04 13:42:44 · answer #7 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋