If gravity is mass, where does the mass come from if there is no gravity? Thats what I am confused about.
2007-04-30 11:05:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Well, every particle in existence possesses gravity - its own degree of attraction - and the elements, etc are eternal; they've always been there!
So, whether mass all originally sprung from the one great mass/source or conglomeration of the elements, and exploded due to the enormous heat and pressure resulting, or whether they were randomly individual and moving randomly throughout space really mattereth not.
Even those - just random in space - would have eventually floated near to one another simply via their random movement.
Finally, some would be close enough to others that they gravitated towards and attracted one another to form one united mass.
I can only expect, though, that if this were the process, the larger elements [with greater numbers of nucleic protons and neutrons, in particular] would have been earlier in the overall process of unification - in joining together, due to their much greater atomic gravity, and therefore, greater attraction.
PS.
By the way, when I say 'elements are eternal, that is not to detract from God's prime part in what we have and see before us.
I believe He fashioned and moulded them at Will - His Will ... into what he willed and deemed for use in His own eternal purposes.
2007-04-30 11:26:34 · answer #1 · answered by dr c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gravity is not mass. It is observed to be a property of mass. We understand a little about gravity, but we have no clue why it happens. God chose for it to be a property of the physical universe He created. That's as close as we have to why/how gravity exists.
2007-04-30 19:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gravity isn't "mass", it's a property of mass. Anywhere you find one, you will find the other. No matter how tiny the amount of either, they're always together.
2007-04-30 11:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by C Anderson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity is a product of magnetic attraction. If something has a magnetic field, It has gravity. The gravity of earth is 9.8 meters/second. That is caused by the magnetic field of the earth. In fact, gravity measurements show that the earth's gravity fluctuates(small fluctuations) at different points around the globe.
2007-04-30 11:56:49 · answer #4 · answered by Rusty 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋