Does length contraction occur in gravitational fields

manvirsingh · Dec 1, 2011

1 does length contraction occur in gravitational fields

2 what is the equation of gravitational length contraction

3 what are the units of measuring mass not weight

Simon Bridge · Dec 2, 2011

1. yes (srsly: you cannot google "gravitational length contraction"?)

2.
[tex]ds=\left ( <br /> 1-\frac{2GM}{c^2r}<br /> \right )^{-1/2}dr[/tex]

3. SI units for mass is "kilograms" (for weight it is "Newtons")

http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/GenRel/GenRel.html

Does length contraction occur in gravitational fields

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