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mitesh9
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I recently read Einstein's book explaining SR and GR for general readers.
Though it was simple, at one place, while explaining proof of GR, he wrote about bending of light near sun to be collective effect of Newtonian gravity and spacetime curvature (half-half). However, GR gravity (spacetime curvature) is itself revised version of Newtonian gravity, and hence must replace Newtonian theory, in which case, the effect of sun on bending of light can only be due to Newtonian gravity or spacetime curvature, but not both.
Can anybody throw some light on this?
Though it was simple, at one place, while explaining proof of GR, he wrote about bending of light near sun to be collective effect of Newtonian gravity and spacetime curvature (half-half). However, GR gravity (spacetime curvature) is itself revised version of Newtonian gravity, and hence must replace Newtonian theory, in which case, the effect of sun on bending of light can only be due to Newtonian gravity or spacetime curvature, but not both.
Can anybody throw some light on this?