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tonyxon22
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For what I understand from GR, gravity is a deformation of space due to the presence of mass. This deformation could be interpreted as a force of attraction between two bodies with mass for general uses and simplification of calculation, but in reality it is not a force. That is why it affects the path of a beam of light, which has no mass.
On the other hand, in some literature I have encountered the prediction of a particle called graviton which would be the carrier of the gravitational force, as the photon is for the electromagnetic force. (Among others, one article I read is the main Wikipedia article about gravitons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graviton. It is also mentioned in Stephen Hawking’s A brief history of time, and many other publications I have read.)
My questions:
- Isn’t the assumption of a gravitational force carrying particle another way of saying that gravity IS a force?
- How could this model be coherent with GR?
- Does this particle have anything to do with the Higgs boson or Higgs field?Thanks,
On the other hand, in some literature I have encountered the prediction of a particle called graviton which would be the carrier of the gravitational force, as the photon is for the electromagnetic force. (Among others, one article I read is the main Wikipedia article about gravitons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graviton. It is also mentioned in Stephen Hawking’s A brief history of time, and many other publications I have read.)
My questions:
- Isn’t the assumption of a gravitational force carrying particle another way of saying that gravity IS a force?
- How could this model be coherent with GR?
- Does this particle have anything to do with the Higgs boson or Higgs field?Thanks,