What does curving space-time do to time?

The curvature of spacetime influences the motion of massive bodies within it; in turn, as massive bodies move in spacetime, the curvature changes and the geometry of spacetime is in constant evolution. Gravity then provides a description of the dynamic interaction between matter and spacetime.

Does energy affect space-time?

Since matter carries energy (via Einstein’s famous relation that energy is mass times the speed of light squared), such objects will have a gravitational field and so they will distort space-time.

What does it mean for space to be curved?

Curved space often refers to a spatial geometry which is not “flat”, where a flat space is described by Euclidean geometry. Curved spaces play an essential role in general relativity, where gravity is often visualized as curved space.

What is bending space called?

In relativity, gravity bends our four space-time dimensions, but in string theory more dimensions are bound up in other ways. The typical approach to string theory’s extra dimensions has been to wind them up in a tiny, Planck length–sized shape. This process is called compactification.

Does energy bend space-time?

Yes. According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, spacetime is warped by the presence of matter or energy. However, it would take a huge amount of energy to produce any significant curvature of spacetime. It is matter in all its aspects that bends spacetime.

Is space really curved?

Space is indeed curved — in four dimensions. Many people think the fourth dimension is simply time, and for some astronomical equations, it is. Einstein used time as a fourth dimension to describe a coordinate system called space-time.

What is the curvature of spacetime?

Matter curves the spacetime because (experimentally verified and mathematically natural) Einstein’s equations that govern the spacetime curvature say that the local-curvature-encoding Einstein tensor G μ ν is proportional to the stress-energy T μ ν.

Does energy curve space-time?

Experimental disproof: Gravitational lensing: You could see light being bent due to the presence of a strong gravitational field. Conclusion: Even if light has no rest mass, it has energy and momentum. And it is being attracted due to gravity, so the natural conclusion is that energy do curve space-time.

How does mitmatter curve the spacetime?

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What are the effects of curved space-time on particles?

This is one of the effects of the curved space-time on movement on the particles (these are actually tidal forces). You might imagine that if the surface wasn’t a sphere but instead was curved differently, the straight lines would also look different.