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minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoThe gravity does not travel, the gravity is.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoChanges in the gravitational field definitely travel, and do so at the speed of light. Look up LIGO
minus-squareAlk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
But vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic