Its not just space, its space-time. What happens? The manifestation of the gravitational force. All objects move in straight paths through space-time. Because the space-time near a massive body is warped due to ts very presence, objects paths appear to be curved by it. They are following a straight path through a curved space-time. Therefore the earth is simply following a straight path in a curved space-time around the sun.
The gravitaional field is by defintion warped space-time.
2007-06-15 12:16:22
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answered by kennyk 4
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Where space is warped what we call gravity exists. Space is warped wherever there's any mass, like the Earth or even you and I. So, what we call gravity is actually space being warped by mass.
If the amount of mass is great enough, like near a black hole, space is warped so much that it actually curves back on itself.
2007-06-15 19:58:22
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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No one truly knows for sure
It HAS been proven that large gravity wells (like the sun) can move the APPARENT position of a star several seconds of an arc.
So, Einstein's postulate of gravity warping the fabric of space COULD be real.
At least GRAVITY does CHANGE the apparent position of a point of light.
The thing of it is
Is that really WARPING space or is it just DRAGGING PHOTONS towards a larger body like the SUN.
Is it BIAS or is it a DENSITY phenomenon like light into water and air.
If it is a DENSITY phehnomon that we MUST agree that SPACE or what separates two objects, has a MASS DENSITY
This TENDS to prove the AETHER theory
The AETHER theory is that SPACE (empty vaccum) is ACTUALLY SOMETHING
String theory says it's a bunch of one dimensional strings and GRAVITY makes them bunch together and THAT could be the cause of REFRACTION
NOW
That is the focal point.
Is the SHIFT in a star near the sun during an eclipse from it's REAL position (IF there is such a thing) to an APPARENT position (ditto) done by REFRACTION (denser strings or quarks) or by gravity (waves with have no mass).
THIS also has a part and parcle with the UNIFIED FIELD THEORY
The UNIFIED field theory is a mythological, mathametical, rational explainations for GRAVITY, WAVES, PARTICLES, MASS, MOTION that links them all together (STRING theory claims to be the winner)
NO ONE has ever define a UNIFED FIELD THEORY
It was the ULTIMATE goal of Einstein to PROVE GOD EXISTED (define and explain UNIFIED action and reaction of ALL physics aspects)
NO ONE has ever succeded in this quest
To unify the field of Physics you HAVE to explain how GRAVITY, MOTION, PARTICLES, WAVES, FREQUENCY, MASS all interact with each other and create a HARMONY
No one has yet done it
This is the quest to prove GOD exists
AND you have to PROVE it with MATH
That's about the ONLY WAY you can prove it
AND you have to PREDICT something that is as yet unknown.
Einstein predicted the light from a star will SHIFT if it is close to a strong gravity well.
During Solar ECIPSES we have PROVED that a STAR changed from "where it was supposed to be" to "somewhere different"
Hence we proved the SUN altered the position of a star far behind it.
Hence we proved GRAVITY moves a point of light off axis, slightly.
HOW that is done is still a mystery.
Is it REFRACTION INDEX (the sun "bunches" strings) or is it just gravity waves.
If SPACE is a FABRIC, then SPACE (vaccum between planets and stars) has some type of MASS and isn't a nothing vaccum.
These are called theoretical view points
And the people who create these horrific theoretical viewpoints call Christians FOOLS for belieiving in a theoritcal GOD who can't be seen.
Einstein, by the way, WASN'T one of those scientists.
DAWKINS is!
And that's your lession in science for the night
There MIGHT be one dimensional strings we can NEVER SEE nor PHOTOGRAPH for it takes at least two dimensions to do that.
So something UNOBSERVABLE causes a star to shift
And at the same time there is something called GOD that is unobservable and IT IS A HOAX
That is your science lession for the evening.
2007-06-15 22:54:57
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Space is the substance that envelops your whole being.
Without space you would have no motion. Space In order to deform(warp) a mass must be present. Eveytime we move we are warping space.
2007-06-15 19:26:18
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answered by goring 6
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