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Whatever spacetime be made of strings or some other erotic substance it seems that it doesn't have mass so what causes it to warp around mass, shouldn't it pass right through?
Natsirt said:Whatever spacetime be made of strings or some other erotic substance
Natsirt said:I guess a more precise question would be why does mass effect mass even if it can sometimes pass through things like neutrinos do or maybe how the strings in String theory might?
Natsirt said:So why doesn't spacetime go through matter unaffected?
Master Sashin said:Spacetime is like a forcefield that takes up volume, therefore if you bring a mass into it, the spacetime can't escape the universe so it is forced to curve arroundd the mass and apply a force to it
Master Sashin said:Im only in grade 10
I most strongly recommend that you learn Newtonian physics before trying to learn general relativity! It is like trying to do gymnastics before learning to crawl.Natsirt said:I'm in 10th too.
According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, mass and energy cause spacetime to curve. This is because mass and energy create a gravitational field, which in turn affects the curvature of spacetime.
The more massive an object is, the more it warps spacetime. This means that objects with larger masses will have a greater effect on the curvature of spacetime compared to smaller objects.
No, spacetime also warps around any form of energy. This includes things like light, heat, and even sound waves. However, the amount of warping is directly proportional to the amount of mass or energy present.
Not necessarily. Mass can exist in different forms, such as matter or energy. Even in the absence of physical matter, energy can still cause spacetime to warp. This is why light can be affected by gravitational lensing, even though it has no mass.
No, according to current theories, spacetime cannot warp without the presence of mass or energy. This is because these are the fundamental building blocks of the universe and are responsible for creating and shaping spacetime itself. Without them, there would be no spacetime to warp.