Does the Medium Affect Gravitational Constant G?

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The gravitational constant "G" remains unchanged regardless of the medium it passes through, as any potential effects would be too weak to detect. Unlike light, which can be attenuated by materials like glass, gravity does not exhibit similar properties. While gravitational attraction can be influenced by the arrangement of mass, this does not equate to a reduction in gravity akin to dielectric polarization. The discussion clarifies that gravitational effects are fundamentally different from electromagnetic interactions. Overall, the medium does not affect the gravitational constant in any significant way.
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I think you are asking about some sort of attenuation effect on gravity passing through a medium (like speed of light through glass)?

We wouldn't be able to tell if it did. It's incredibly weak so any effects would be virtually undetectable.
 
If you are comparing it to the dielectric susceptibility, then there is a similar effect of course. Gravitation will move objects so objects even further away will experience a modified attraction due to the rearrangement of objects.

But this is no negative gravitation, so you don't get the equivalent of the polarisation effect for dielectrics.
 
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