Why do we need to see gravitation as force?

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Dex

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May 28, 2009

why can't we see it as dimension like time?

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Nabeshin

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May 28, 2009

Gr aviation is an effect of the topology of dimensions, but not a dimension in and of itself. To try and describe it as a dimension is meaningless.

Also, I'm not sure we see time as a dimension either. Many people still have a hard time dealing with a 4-D spacetime picture of the universe. So, it's certainly not something intuitive.

Why do we need to see gravitation as force?

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