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San K
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How is the speed of light, and path of travel, effected in time-space distorted (by say, gravity)?
We know that the sun/earth's gravity distorts time-space.
So when a photon travels from sun to earth...as it nears the earth...
how much length would the photon travel?
Would it be slightly more than the "straight line" (or "un-distorted space-time") distance?Alternatively
lets assume that if there were no gravity (i.e. assume that sun and Earth were mass-less or very light)...and that the photon would travel the distance between the sun and Earth in say exactly 8 mins
now with gravity (sun and Earth factored in with their actual masses) would the distance be slightly more due to space-time distortion? how much time would the photon now take?
We know that the sun/earth's gravity distorts time-space.
So when a photon travels from sun to earth...as it nears the earth...
how much length would the photon travel?
Would it be slightly more than the "straight line" (or "un-distorted space-time") distance?Alternatively
lets assume that if there were no gravity (i.e. assume that sun and Earth were mass-less or very light)...and that the photon would travel the distance between the sun and Earth in say exactly 8 mins
now with gravity (sun and Earth factored in with their actual masses) would the distance be slightly more due to space-time distortion? how much time would the photon now take?