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Charly
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Why do bodies in free fall change position relative to each other?
For instance in a vacuum with no external forces why can an apple fall towards the surface of the earth? If these objects aren't accelerating then are they considered at rest? And in what sense of the term 'rest'.
I think I can intuit how in a curved space time, WHEN a body experiences a force its movements are dictated by the curvature of the spatial geometry it moves through. I think my problem is I am only intuiting a curved space, rather than a curved space time... Is it even possible to intuitively understand GR?
(To clarify: I'm just asking for help with the primary question, the rest was to attempt to give context to my thought to help reveal the issue in my understanding)
For instance in a vacuum with no external forces why can an apple fall towards the surface of the earth? If these objects aren't accelerating then are they considered at rest? And in what sense of the term 'rest'.
I think I can intuit how in a curved space time, WHEN a body experiences a force its movements are dictated by the curvature of the spatial geometry it moves through. I think my problem is I am only intuiting a curved space, rather than a curved space time... Is it even possible to intuitively understand GR?
(To clarify: I'm just asking for help with the primary question, the rest was to attempt to give context to my thought to help reveal the issue in my understanding)
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