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Pete81t
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I'm new to the physics forums so correct me if I'm in the wrong place. We started a new unit on universal gravitation in my physics class, and I'm not sure I understand the following passage from the beginning of the chapter:
"Albert Einstein made the amazing discovery that gravity arises from the 'warping' of space and time. Neither space nor time is perfectly smooth. Both are just a tiny bit lumpy."
What exactly does this mean?![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
"Albert Einstein made the amazing discovery that gravity arises from the 'warping' of space and time. Neither space nor time is perfectly smooth. Both are just a tiny bit lumpy."
What exactly does this mean?