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teroenza
Aug11-08, 10:45 AM
Hello all,
I have am just a curious layman wondering qualitatively what happens to somethings gravity (field?) if some or all of it's mass is converted to energy.
Thank you
-Ter

P.s. Sorry if this is the wrong section for this.

HallsofIvy
Aug11-08, 12:34 PM
No, because mass and energy are basically the same thing. Gravity depends on the "mass-energy tensor" not just mass.

Varnick
Aug11-08, 06:58 PM
To expand on what HallsofIvy said, there would be no difference in gravitational field with a source mass, and a gravitational field with an equivalent source energy (If you use e=mcc to have equal energy and mass). Hope this helps,

V

teroenza
Aug11-08, 09:54 PM
Thank you both very much.