How fast are gravitational forces transmitted?

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Vanadium 50 said:
My question is "if the OP disappears suddenly, how long does it take the thread to notice?"
(He hasn't been here since the OP)
The speed of postitons?
 
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Posters are a field. They're always there; it's simply the contribution that fluctuates.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Posters are a field.
Sometimes quite far afield.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Posters are a field. They're always there; it's simply the contribution that fluctuates.
Well, the smallest field has 2 elements, so ...
 

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