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If light particles have no mass how is it that like particles of mass they display the characteristics of particles of mass like in the gravitational lensing of light in space?
Light, though it travels in a straight line in a vacuum, must follow any curves in spacetime. Recall that the volume of the universe is called spacetime, and spacetime itself is distorted or "bent" by gravity. Light, though it travels in a straight line in a vacuum, will follow any gravity-induced curves in spacetime. An example might be the deformation of spacetime around a black hole, and the resultant gravitational lensing that can occur because of it.Light particles (photons) have no rest mass. They have an equivalent mass worked out using any of several equations or combinationsm = E/c2 or E=mc2and since E = fxhm = fh/c 2m = h/Lc or L=h/mc (de Broglie wavelength for light)where m is the mass, E is the energy of the photon, c is the speed of light in a vacuum, f is the frequency, h is Plank's constant (6.626 x 10-34 joules/sec) and L is the wavelength (usually greek lambda).Under relativity theory, it's not strictly required for photons to have mass in order to be affected by a gravitational field. Space itself is bent by gravity, and light takes the straightest possible path through bent spacetime.
What is an Einstein rosen bridge?
An Einstein-Rosen bridge is a hypothetical shortcut through spacetime, also called a wormhole. A wormhole is like a sort of tunnel with two ends that reach separate points in spacetime.
Do landslides create sorted deposits when sediment moves downhill in a jumbeled mass?
no
Is it possible for a wormhole to be sucked inside a black hole?
No - In fact, the hypothetical concept of a wormhole is the pairing of black hole with a white hole to create a "shortcut" (tube or tunnel) through SpaceTime. Also known as an Einstein-Rosen Bridge, a wormhole is a hypothetical topological feature of SpaceTime, which, if it were even possible, would be too unstable to be maintained. Therefore a wormhole would not be "suck up" by a black hole, because the wormhole is an extension of a black hole. Rather wormholes would independently destabilize and evaporate, allowing the black hole to continue on into existence.
What causes the gravitational force of the moon and the earth?
The distortion of spacetime in response to their respective masses causes their respective gravitational forces.
Does all mass warp spacetime or does the warping of spacetime start when mass reaches a certain level?
Look at this websitewww.spacetimemodel.com It says that mass is really just a 4d volume of spacetime displacing and therefore warping the spacetime around it and so the answer is all mass displaces and so warps spacetime.
How does mass effect gravitational force?
There is no such thing as gravitational force. Mass curves spacetime and stuff moves through spacetime in straight spacetime paths. The effect of this is what we call gravity. The more the mass the greater the curvature of spacetime.
How does time effect space?
Time doesn't affect space. Space and time are the same thing in relativity; that's why we call it spacetime. Mass affects spacetime and spacetime affects mass.
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 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 are the effects of a large mass on space?
Large mass (in astronomical terms) bend and distort the fabric of spacetime.
Is the sun's gravity stronger than the earth?
Yes, the sun has much more mass than the earth so the sun warps spacetime much more than the earth warps spacetime. The amount that spacetime is warped by an object is proportional to the strength of that object's gravity.
Is the sun's gravity stronger than the earth's?
Yes, the sun has much more mass than the earth so the sun warps spacetime much more than the earth warps spacetime. The amount that spacetime is warped by an object is proportional to the strength of that object's gravity.
How come gravity doesn't get trapped in a black hole?
Gravity does not escape, its not a thing, it is the warping of spacetime produced by mass. A black hole has lots of mass packed in a very tiny volume so it warps spacetime quite significantly, producing strong gravity around it.
What is the cause of mass-mass attraction?
No one really knows... In general relativity it is mass bends spacetime, bent spacetime deflects path of mass. In standard model it is gravitons: massless intermediate vector bosons exchanged between particles having mass always conveying an attractive force. In a unified theory (if one is ever developed) it might be something else that we can't even imagine at this time.
What is mass based upon upon?
Mass is a property of matter it is a measure of how much matter is present. It has inertia and bends spacetime. Mass is solid energy as Einstein discovered (E=MCsquared).
Why is gravity the center of the earth?
It isn't. Gravity is a force created by mass in spacetime; the centre of the Earth is a particle of matter.
