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victorvmotti
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In popular perception of curved spacetime the metaphor of trampoline and a dimple on it is often used to explain general relativity.
I see that this may explain the spatial curvature and show how the only straight line in curved space around Sun for planets like Earth would be a timelike geodesic.
But can we explain Precession of the perihelion of Mercury which concerns the curvature through spacetime using the same metaphor of trampoline?
I see that this may explain the spatial curvature and show how the only straight line in curved space around Sun for planets like Earth would be a timelike geodesic.
But can we explain Precession of the perihelion of Mercury which concerns the curvature through spacetime using the same metaphor of trampoline?