How do we know there is a timespace fabric?

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The discussion centers on the concept of spacetime fabric and its interaction with mass. It questions whether spacetime is a universal fabric that mass bends, or if each object possesses its own spacetime that interacts with others. The role of light in this context is also examined, specifically whether light is massless and how that affects its behavior in gravitational fields. The conversation highlights the complexities of understanding gravity's influence on both mass and light. Overall, the nature of spacetime and its implications for physics remain open to interpretation and further exploration.
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When 2 magentic objects interact with each other, it is because they interact with each others magnetic field, not because their presence alters an existing magnetic field.

The way I understood spacetime, the theory goes that a spacetime fabric stretches throughout the known universe and mass bends and curves it. How do we know that is the case? Couldnt it be that there is no such thing as a spacetime fabric and that each object comes with its own spacetime and interacts with the spacetime of other objects?

Does light have Mass and is therefore affected by gravity in the same way a rock and planet is affected, or is light 100% massless and therefore if we observe light bending around a gravitational field, we know it is because it follow the curved spacetime and not because it ineracts with the gravitational field as such, because light is massless?
 
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Vierstein said:
Does light have Mass and is therefore affected by gravity in the same way a rock and planet is affected, or is light 100% massless and therefore if we observe light bending around a gravitational field, we know it is because it follow the curved spacetime and not because it ineracts with the gravitational field as such, because light is massless?

Please read the Relativity FAQ subforum:

https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=210

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