How much energy does it take to bend space?

Answer 1

They are right, gravity is the effect of mass or energy bending space. Picture a bowling ball in the center of a trampoline, you put a marble on the trampoline, and it will roll right to it, same principle just 4 dimensional (the fourth dimension being time which is affected by matter and energy) I suggest the book "The Elegant Universe" it's very interesting and will explain everything you need to know about gravity.

Answer 2

Actually, Einstein's field equations say that the amount of bending of space is proportional to the amount of energy present. A little energy bends space a little, a lot of energy bends space a lot. Negative energy bends space negatively.

Of course mass has energy (E=mc^2 and all that), but other forms of energy are sources for gravity as well. In fact, gravitational energy is a source of gravity.

Answer 3

Why don't you do a research project and find out?

By the way, gravity doesn't bend space, gravity is a result of space being bent by mass.
So in a sense you can look at a star for example and calculate how much it has bent the space around it, then convert that mass into energy and you have your answer.

Answer 4

Depends how far you are bending it and how much you want to bend it. besides bending space is boring because it happens all the time (helooo gravity!).

Some science personas believe that gravity is ordained by a particle called graviton (which i think is bullcrap, its not a particle its a force but for the sake of Einstein lets say its a particle).

This particle is allowed to shift through string membranes i.e. superdimensionaly.

So technicaly the energy required would be the energy required to siphon gravitons from another 'brane, and could vary from Vacuum energy to your average nine volt. Its a shady area.


Advice:
Read up on "Higgs Boson", "string theory" and hyperdimensional mathemathics.

Answer 5

Depends on how much you want to bend it.

It isn't energy that bends space, but gravity (a force) and, since everything that has mass exerts a gravational force, you, right now, reading this, are bending space.

Of course, the amount you are bending it is dwarfed by the amount that Earth is bending it, and even that is dwarfed by the amount that the Sun is bending it, however, everything with mass will bend space a bit.

How much depends on two factors, the amount of mass, and the size.

That is what determines the strength of the gravational force and that determines how much it will bend space.

Answer 6

the shortest distance between two points is a straight line so why would you want to bend space. we can bend matter, energy and light but not space. in order for something to bend it must have substance.

Answer 7

If you or anyone else wants a specific answer they'll have to deal with Einstein's field equations and you just don't wanna go there.

By the way, if you're told that gravity is a force you're being led down the wrong road. Einstein showed and it's been proven over and over again that gravity itself is NOT a force.