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The photons are affected because the gravitational field affects space-time. Therefore, the photons are responding to the shape of space-time rather than the gravity itself.
The photons in question i suppose are coming from stars and that means they are traveling through space and space is a clear medium. When light travels through a medium it's frequency is lowered and its direction changes. If you were referring to the 1919 eclipse, the stars behind the sun that became visible was due to the suns coronal medium that their light passed through. It was an optical illusion. gravity guru.
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Does gravity have an affect on photons?
Gravity deforms spacetime, and photons follow the curves in spacetime that are put there by objects with large mass (and, therefore, large gravity).
Do photons behave as if they have gravitational mass?
No, they don't. They "curve" around massive objects, but this is a function of the photon following the "bend" in spacetime that objects with massive gravity create. Photons have a mass equal to zero.
Gravity will have a greater effect on an object with?
"greater mass"
How does increasing mas affect gravity?
Gravity has no effect on mass, and mass has no effect on gravity. The characteristic behavior of gravity is that the force between two masses is directly proportional to the product of the masses, so if one or both masses were to increase, the mutual gravitational forces between them would increase in proportion to the increase in the product. That happens regardless of what the starting or ending mass happens to be, because mass has no effect on gravity.
What is the relationship between gravity and newtons?
Gravity is a force and its effect on a mass is measured in newtons.
Does gravity bents light?
Gravity will bend (influence) the path of photons (light). This effect is minimal: you would need A LOT of mass (like a black hole or a neutron star) and a very long distance for the photon to travel and to be measured to notice this effect. It is a little strange, as photons are considered to be massless, and should not be influenced by the mass (gravity) of another object. 1. Photons have energy; energy is mass (more or less); mass is affected by gravity. 2. Photons are probably affected by gravity, but you have to worry about refraction of light about a star. So, I think, the total angle is not due to gravity alone. Of course, maybe refraction is a gravity thing?
Does gravity have an affect on photons?
Gravity deforms spacetime, and photons follow the curves in spacetime that are put there by objects with large mass (and, therefore, large gravity).
What if mass and gravity is gone?
No problem. Without mass, gravity has no effect anyway.
Do photons behave as if they have gravitational mass?
No, they don't. They "curve" around massive objects, but this is a function of the photon following the "bend" in spacetime that objects with massive gravity create. Photons have a mass equal to zero.
Does gravity effect the skin?
Gravity affects everything that has mass.
Measurement of gravity's effect on a mass?
Weight.
Is a measure of the effect gravity has upon a mass?
Sagging is one measure of the effect gravity has upon a mass. This can be observed visually, as gravity is constantly pulling everything, including us, down.
Why do objects with more mass have greater weight?
weight is the effect of gravity acting on mass,the greater the mass the greater the effect on gravity will have on it therefore the greater the weight. eg. if the mass is 50kg and gravity is 10N the the weight is 500N,if the mass increases to 100kg the the weight would increase to 1000N
Gravity will have a greater effect on an object with?
"greater mass"
How does increasing mas affect gravity?
Gravity has no effect on mass, and mass has no effect on gravity. The characteristic behavior of gravity is that the force between two masses is directly proportional to the product of the masses, so if one or both masses were to increase, the mutual gravitational forces between them would increase in proportion to the increase in the product. That happens regardless of what the starting or ending mass happens to be, because mass has no effect on gravity.
What is the relationship between gravity and newtons?
Gravity is a force and its effect on a mass is measured in newtons.
Why do objects with more have greater weight?
weight is the effect of gravity acting on mass,the greater the mass the greater the effect on gravity will have on it therefore the greater the weight. eg. if the mass is 50kg and gravity is 10N the the weight is 500N,if the mass increases to 100kg the the weight would increase to 1000N
