In other words does all form of energy, including massless particles like photons, create a gravity field.
If so would it not make it impossible to meausure or discover a graviton as they would have to be completly void of energy?
2007-06-03 01:43:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Cheers doug i am aware it is space-time surely a little ambiguity isnt that bad?
I also know how gravity bends space(time) and am aware of the metric and how to compute it.
Also i forgot that Einstein took a course on relativity to understand it
2007-06-03 02:35:31 · update #1
Einstein's field equations have 16 components, of which 10 are independent. One of those components involves the density of mass-energy. So yes, energy AND mass both serve as sources of curvature of spacetime. Doug got it wrong above.
If you look at some of the other components, you will also see that pressure and 'stresses' also serve to curve spacetime.
2007-06-03 02:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 1 Joule of energy bends space 1/c² as much as 1 kg of mass. .
2016-05-20 00:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mathematician got it right ....however, that is according to the theory of general relativity...which probably is not the final complete theory ...so there could be other possibilities outside of the commonly accepted General realativity.
And concerning graviton.....no, that does not make it impossibe to discover the graviton .....Gravity waves and the graviton probably do exist.
2007-06-03 02:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. And it's --not-- space. It's 'spacetime', just like 'massenergy'. Space and time are just different forms of the same thing, just like mass and energy are. But it's the 'mass' side of massenergy that causes a bending of the local spacetime.
You really need to take a couple of physics courses in Special Relativity and General Relativity so that you understand the concepts your talking about ☺
Doug
2007-06-03 02:21:25 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It must...how else could a massless photon be affected by gravity.
The concept of the graviton is just wrong. Relativity works TOO well.
2007-06-03 01:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by bradxschuman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
gravity bends space not energy. Only particles with mass create a gravitational field. a photon is affected by gravity not because it also has gravity but because it is travelling through curved space . In the photons frame of reference it 'thinks' it is travelling in a straight line.
2007-06-03 02:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by The Wolf 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What kinds of material have you been reading? Only mass can create gravity.
2007-06-03 02:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mass and energy are interchangeable. Mass bends space, ergo ...
2007-06-03 01:50:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
whoa man your blowing my mind. but it my belief that all energy has an effect on the space around us. not sure if that helps you or not.
2007-06-03 01:52:22 · answer #9 · answered by Jason L 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2007-06-03 02:53:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋