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minus-square@davidgrolinkEnglish4•1 month agoChanges in the gravitational field definitely travel, and do so at the speed of light. Look up LIGO
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoIf it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
minus-square@cuerdolinkEnglish-1•1 month agoIf the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
minus-square@chuckleslordlinkEnglish3•1 month agoFalse. If the mass vanished via magic, the effect would ripple out at the speed of light. Source, gravity waves which move at the speed of light.
minus-square@cuerdolinkEnglish1•1 month agoBut vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic
The gravity does not travel, the gravity is.
Changes in the gravitational field definitely travel, and do so at the speed of light.
Look up LIGO
If it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
If the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
False. If the mass vanished via magic, the effect would ripple out at the speed of light. Source, gravity waves which move at the speed of light.
But vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic