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Assuming a flat, static spacetime, what would the effective force between two objects, with mass m1 and m2 respectively, separated by a distance r from one another, both moving in the same direction with relativistic velocity v, be ?
 
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johank said:
Assuming a flat, static spacetime, what would the effective force between two objects, with mass m1 and m2 respectively, separated by a distance r from one another, both moving in the same direction with relativistic velocity v, be ?

For that simple case you can just use Special Relativity and use a Lorentz transformation from the force in the rest frame. It's just the same as if the force were due to a spring or similar.