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3 Body Solutions part 3 - Einstein's gravity
Expounding on the last 3 Body Solutions episode, we talk about Einstein's gravity and the concepts of geodesic paths, gravity wells, and gravity hills.
Part 3. Einstein's Gravity
A. General Relativity
B. Thought Experiment: Gravity well - Bowling ball on Trampoline - Starlight behind our Sun
C. Geodesic path
D. Thought Experiment: Great Circle, globe vs map
E. Gravity Well on top of Gravity Hill
Links:
Roche limit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit
Space.com article from May 26th:
https://www.space.com/new-research-does-away-with-singularities-defy-physics
Great Circle:
https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GreatCircle.html
Contact us: [email protected]
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By sendingpoetsExpounding on the last 3 Body Solutions episode, we talk about Einstein's gravity and the concepts of geodesic paths, gravity wells, and gravity hills.
Part 3. Einstein's Gravity
A. General Relativity
B. Thought Experiment: Gravity well - Bowling ball on Trampoline - Starlight behind our Sun
C. Geodesic path
D. Thought Experiment: Great Circle, globe vs map
E. Gravity Well on top of Gravity Hill
Links:
Roche limit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit
Space.com article from May 26th:
https://www.space.com/new-research-does-away-with-singularities-defy-physics
Great Circle:
https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GreatCircle.html
Contact us: [email protected]