Unlocking the Mystery: The Causes of Gravity Explained

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In summary, the cause of gravity is still unknown and is a topic of ongoing research in the field of physics. The current leading theory, the General Theory of Relativity, describes gravity as an effect resulting from the curvature of spacetime caused by the presence of mass or energy. Other theories, such as the speculated existence of gravitons or the concept of string theory, also attempt to explain the nature of gravity. However, further research and experiments, such as those being conducted at the Large Hadron Collider, are needed to fully understand and prove the source of gravity.
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What Produces Gravity??

What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?
 
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The general theory of relativity.
 
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SaqibAhmed said:
What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?

You may want to start where Einstein did, with his 1905 paper of Special Relativity: http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/www/

Then from there consider, as 16180339887 said, the General Theory of Relativity. In that theory, there is the Stress-Energy Tensor (or Momentum Energy Tensor), which describes the feedback of mass warping spacetime, and following it geometrically in turn. In GR, gravity is not a force, but the geometry of spacetime. You might find the Wikipedia article useful, but I would still consider the Special case first.
 
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16180339887 said:
The general theory of relativity.

The General Theory of Relativity produces books and, unfortunately, Bohr's theories--or was that the Special Theory of Relativity?

Gravity is a fact of the topology of the universe. Would you ask why there are hills?
 
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AC130Nav said:
Gravity is a fact of the topology of the universe. Would you ask why there are hills?

Sure. There is a lot of interesting physics going on in hill formation. :smile:

Bad analogy...
 
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The short answer is . . . mass. What causes mass is a different berry on a different bush. Most scientiscts still favor the higgs boson. LHC may provide a definitive answer to that hypothesis.
 
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mass or energy bends space-time , a photon has a gravitational field
 
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cragar said:
mass or energy bends space-time , a photon has a gravitational field

Not just mass and energy, but the full set of components of the Stress/Momentum Energy Tensor.
 
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What about the speculated gravitons? Don't they "produce" somehow gravity? (by existence of mass ofc).
 
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KingAntikrist said:
What about the speculated gravitons? Don't they "produce" somehow gravity? (by existence of mass ofc).

Even if they exist, they would be the quanta of gravity, mediating interaction, not the cause. Photons are the quanta of the EM spectrum, but they do not "cause" it.
 
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nismaratwork said:
Even if they exist, they would be the quanta of gravity, mediating interaction, not the cause. Photons are the quanta of the EM spectrum, but they do not "cause" it.

Doesn't relativity say that gravity is a self interacting phenomenon ,
Is a graviton an excitation of the field , couldn't gravitons interact with each other ,
Isn't a gravitational wave affected by gravity .
 
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cragar said:
Doesn't relativity say that gravity is a self interacting phenomenon ,
Is a graviton an excitation of the field , couldn't gravitons interact with each other ,
Isn't a gravitational wave affected by gravity .

I understand your point about the waves, but how would the quanta of gravity (whatever that would be) self-interact? Unlike gravitational waves, there isn't solid theoretical grounding for gravitons, so I'm not sure I can adequately answer your concerns... maybe others here can. Sorry Crager.
 
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Why does every one spell my name crager and not cragar , I think there some threads that talk about gravitons interacting , Wouldn't a graviton posses energy .
so why wouldn't this energy be affected by other energy .
 
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Einstein, in fact, predicted gravitational radiation was self interacting - as well as em radiation.
 
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cragar said:
Why does every one spell my name crager and not cragar , I think there some threads that talk about gravitons interacting , Wouldn't a graviton posses energy .
so why wouldn't this energy be affected by other energy .

Hmmm, I never noticed that about your name until you pointed it out, but that isn't atyptical: people work with their expectations.

So, cragAr, I don't know about gravitons beyond their predicted spin, and what Chronos already said about gravitational radiation... although I think Einstein was thinking of waves and not quanta, maybe it is both. The waves would have to propagate through quanta if gravity is quantized, and if one self-interacts, then the quanta must to allow that to occur. It's logical, but gravitons are still completely hypothetical, whereas gravitational waves are probably on the cusp of confirmation.
 
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The graviton! Muah haha! Seriously...if it existed. Or at least if we could prove its existence. That seems to be the whole point to building the Large Hadron Collider.http://www.star-signs.org/compatible-star-signs.htm [Broken].to figure out and prove what keeps everything in place in the universe. :) A good way to do more research is to learn about the Large Hadron Collider and also to delve into the current String Theories.
 
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SaqibAhmed said:
What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?

We don't know the ultimate source of gravitation, and the answers to your questions will have several Nobel Prizes attached to them. Regardless of what gravitation is or what produces it, we know very well by now how it works. As many others have mentioned already, GR is our most advanced and reliable theory of gravitation, which is described as an effect resulting from the geometry of spacetime.
 
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untiltwilight said:
The graviton! Muah haha! Seriously...if it existed. Or at least if we could prove its existence. That seems to be the whole point to building the Large Hadron Collider.http://www.star-signs.org/compatible-star-signs.htm [Broken].to figure out and prove what keeps everything in place in the universe. :) A good way to do more research is to learn about the Large Hadron Collider and also to delve into the current String Theories.

I would say the LHC has many purposes, but if there is a single "selling point" it's the search for the Higgs Boson, not the graviton. As for string theory, it needs a lot of work yet before something like the LHC is dedicated to searching for what could only be equivocal evidence of it.
 
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It is just there.

AC130Nav said:
Gravity is a fact of the topology of the universe. Would you ask why there are hills?

Weinberg would disagree with you.
 
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SaqibAhmed said:
What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?

wikipedia --> gravity

read up
 
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what is mean by gravity?
in Earth all we know gravity means some attraction to between objects.
Earth has magnetic field?. then wats diff of magnetic force.
 
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A Lorentzian transform refresher is recommended.
 
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SaqibAhmed said:
What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?
In general relativity the components of the stress-energy tensor (or also called the energy-momentum tensor) determine the spacetime curvature of a point in spacetime. In general relativity gravity is not a force but instead expressed as curvature of spacetime.
 
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SaqibAhmed said:
What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?
This link should help to explain the "relativity" aspect of what they are talking about in laymans terms. It's also fantastically entertaining to watch.

Elegant Universe - Einsteins Relativity, with a bit on Newtonian gravity
 
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SaqibAhmed said:
What produces gravity?? Is there any specific theory for this?

very simple answer: gravity is caused by the warping/ distortion of space by the mass of an object. the specific theory on this is the General Theory of Reletivity
 
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ok why does mass or energy distort space , and can a G field create another G field .
 

1. What is gravity and how does it work?

Gravity is a fundamental force of nature that causes objects with mass to attract each other. It is the reason why objects fall to the ground and why planets orbit around the sun. According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity is the result of the bending of space and time by massive objects.

2. What are the main theories about the cause of gravity?

The two main theories about the cause of gravity are Newton's theory of gravitation and Einstein's theory of general relativity. Newton's theory states that gravity is a force that acts between all objects with mass, while Einstein's theory explains gravity as the curvature of space and time caused by the presence of mass.

3. What evidence supports the theory of gravity?

There is a lot of evidence that supports the theory of gravity, including the observations of the motion of planets and moons in our solar system, the bending of light by massive objects, and the existence of gravitational waves. Additionally, experiments such as Galileo's dropping objects from the Tower of Pisa and the Cavendish experiment have also provided evidence for the existence of gravity.

4. Can gravity be explained by other forces?

While there have been attempts to explain gravity using other forces, such as electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces, these theories have not been successful in fully explaining the phenomenon of gravity. Einstein's theory of general relativity is currently the most accurate and comprehensive explanation of gravity.

5. How does gravity impact the universe?

Gravity plays a crucial role in the formation and evolution of the universe. It is responsible for the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets. Without gravity, the universe would be a very different place, and life as we know it would not exist. Additionally, gravity also affects the expansion of the universe and the movement of celestial bodies within it.

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