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The gravitational field of some massive body appears one way to a nearby stationary particle. But does the field appear to be distorted to a particle traveling at relativistic speeds?
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Yes, see: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichelburg–Sexl_ultraboostfriend said:The gravitational field of some massive body appears one way to a nearby stationary particle. But does the field appear to be distorted to a particle traveling at relativistic speeds?
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