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The orbits of planets have a point called the "perihelion", which is the point where the planet is closest to the sun. Over time, the perihelion of Mercury's orbit changes position, orbit around the sun itself.
General relatively correctly predicted that the shift in the perihelion of Mercury's orbit is much faster than is predicted using Newton's laws.
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Which planet provided the first support for general relativity?
Mercury's orbit which does not fully comply with Kepler's laws supports general relativity.
According to Einstein's theory of relativity why does Mercury orbit the Sun?
Mercury travels along a straight path in the space warped by the mass of the sun.
Is a chemist likely to determine why planets orbit the Sun?
No, a chemist is not likely to determine why planets orbit the Sun, because it is outside the scope of his field of study.Besides this has already been determined from the observations of astronomers and theories developed by physicists using those observations. Currently Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity gives the most accurate explanation of this (including irregularities in Mercury's orbit that could not be explained in any reasonable manner before General Relativity).
Is vulcan a real planet or is it just hypothetical and proved wrong?
Vulcanwas a small planet proposed to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. In an attempt to explain peculiarities of Mercury's orbit, in the 19th-century French mathematician Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier hypothesized that they were the result of another planet, which he named Vulcan. No such planet was ever found, and Mercury's orbit has now been explained by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity
Which planet does not exist?
The planet that was once believed to exist but doesn't actually exist is Vulcan, which was hypothesized to be located between Mercury and the Sun. It was thought to explain certain irregularities in Mercury's orbit, but those were later resolved by Einstein's theory of general relativity.
What did Einstein discover about gravity?
That the best description of gravity in our Universe is through his equations of general relativity. Using these equations, scientists can correctly predict the orbit of Mercury as well as the apparent bending of light from stars near a large amount of mass (like our Sun).
What orbit shape is Mercury?
Mercury's orbit, like all planet's, is elliptical.The eccentricity of Mercury's orbit is 0.206
How does the concept of bending space relate to the theory of general relativity?
In the theory of general relativity, the concept of bending space refers to the idea that massive objects like planets and stars can curve the fabric of spacetime around them. This bending of space is what causes objects to move along curved paths, like the orbit of a planet around a star. According to general relativity, this bending of space is what creates the force of gravity.
How long does mercury take to orbit eartrh?
Mercury does not orbit the earth - ever!
What is the orbit for the planet Mercury?
It takes 88 days for mercury to complete an orbit.
Can you provide an example of the geodesic equation in the context of general relativity?
In the context of general relativity, the geodesic equation describes the path that objects follow in curved spacetime. An example of this equation in action is the orbit of a planet around a star, where the planet's path is determined by the curvature of spacetime caused by the star's mass.
Why do planets orbit?
the inertia pulls planets out and gravity pulls them in; the force of each of these makes us constantly orbit. There is a long complex answer to this called General Relativity (a theory put forward by Albert Einstein), but in short they orbit because of the gravity of the Sun as described above.
