Gravitational field seen be relativistic particle

friend · Nov 7, 2017

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?

PAllen · Nov 7, 2017

friend 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?

Yes, see: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichelburg–Sexl_ultraboost

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