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what is the gravity experienced when an object travels at the speed of light ?
(is it zero gravity)
(is it zero gravity)
Drakkith said:Massless objects, such as light, experience gravity just the same as we do.
JLowe said:Forgive my ignorance, but am I correct in assuming that, because mass and energy are interchangeable, that the photon also exerts a fantastically minute gravitational force on the massive object? If so, I have trouble visualizing how this force plays out since the photon is traveling at light speed along with gravity. If this assumption is incorrect, then how is it that the photon can experience gravity without producing it?
Drakkith said:No. What you are depicting are gravitational waves. They are created by accelerating objects with mass. They wouldn't be created in this circumstance.
Yes, but black holes are notoriously hard to work with. In fact, I've never even seen one.Joe Martin said:Light is effected by gravity in the same why we are. As proof of this, take Black Holes for example. ...
Joe Martin said:Light is effected by gravity in the same why we are. As proof of this, take Black Holes for example. The gravity of the black hole is so strong it can bend light and pull it in, as we all know. So clearly, light is effected by gravity.
Gravity is caused due to a wave emitted by substance of atomic mass(object) and the wave is nearly of the same speed of light. Experience of gravity when the object is at a directional motion is as explained by Doppler Effect and yes it is zero gravity but only from the back of the moving object.hafiz ns said:what is the gravity experienced when an object travels at the speed of light ?
(is it zero gravity)
Laurie Elise said:Are you saying that gravity actually moves faster than the speed of light? And this may be why physicists have not been able to find the graviton particle?
Cyril Gamage said:Gravity is caused due to a wave emitted by substance of atomic mass(object) and the wave is nearly of the same speed of light. Experience of gravity when the object is
Drakkith said:A gravitational wave moves at c, the speed of light.
Laurie Elise said:Please forgive my ignorance, but if a photon moves at c, and a gravitational wave moves at c, could the photon be the particle and gravity its wave?
LachyP said:This may seem irrelevant, but if we somehow found a way in which to accelerate an object with mass to the speed of light, would it have infinite gravity? Because we all know that mass increases with speed and that mass becomes infinitely large when traveling at the speed of light...
I think he meant to ask what the limit of gravity is as speed approaches the speed of light.Drakkith said:If you ask what happens when the laws of physics are violated, then the laws of physics cannot answer your question.
LachyP said:we all know that mass increases with speed
The speed of light is a fundamental constant in the universe and is not affected by gravity. However, the presence of gravity can cause the path of light to bend, as predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity.
No, the speed of light is a constant in a vacuum and is not affected by external forces such as gravity. However, the path of light can be influenced by gravity, causing it to appear to travel at a different speed.
In Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity is described as the curvature of space-time. This means that the presence of gravity can cause time to slow down or speed up, and can also affect the path of light.
No, according to Einstein's theory of relativity, the speed of light is the maximum speed at which any object can travel. This includes the effects of gravity, so no object can exceed the speed of light, including gravity itself.
The constant speed of light plays a crucial role in Einstein's theory of general relativity, as it is used to calculate the curvature of space-time caused by gravity. Without a precise understanding of the speed of light, our understanding of gravity and the universe would be incomplete.