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minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-215 hours agoThe gravity does not travel, the gravity is.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoChanges in the gravitational field definitely travel, and do so at the speed of light. Look up LIGO
minus-squareAlk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoIf it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoIf the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours 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