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3d representations of the Sun and gravity
Erik
post Mar 23 2020, 05:14 PM
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According to Einstein's theories, as anything having a mass in the universe, the Sun bends space-time basically in two ways (as far as I've understood) : by stretching it towards its center of gravity, and by dragging it along the direction of its rotation (Lense-Thirring / frame-dragging). Basically, it means that flying towards a massive celestial body (planet, star...) will increase your speed and dilate time, and if the mass is extreme (black hole / cf. "Interstellar" movie), it will strech your body ("spaghettification") and somehow send your "slender-self" in the future of the universe.

The gravitational field of the Sun extends far beyond the limits of the solar system, up to 1 light-year, that is 2104 times the distance between the Sun and Neptune, the closest star, Proxima Centauri, being located at 4,2 ly from the Sun.

Some 3d fanciful/artistic representations of the Sun and the curved space-time :
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post Mar 28 2020, 04:10 AM
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Sorry, I missed the words "fanciful/artistic". Nicely done!
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Erik
post Mar 28 2020, 11:21 AM
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QUOTE (fredk @ Mar 28 2020, 05:10 AM) *
Sorry, I missed the words "fanciful/artistic". Nicely done!


Thank you.
Indeed, I'm not a mathematician but can you try to explain the concept in few words in this context...
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- Erik   3d representations of the Sun and gravity   Mar 23 2020, 05:14 PM
- - John Moore   Wonderful, Erik...I do hope you have an exhibition...   Mar 23 2020, 09:46 PM
- - Erik   Thanks John, there's so much to say and to sho...   Mar 25 2020, 01:11 PM
- - nprev   Nice visualizations, but this is not related to so...   Mar 27 2020, 05:51 AM
- - fredk   Nice, Erik. I have to ask: what exactly are you p...   Mar 27 2020, 04:57 PM
|- - Erik   QUOTE (fredk @ Mar 27 2020, 05:57 PM) Nic...   Mar 28 2020, 12:32 AM
- - fredk   Sorry, I missed the words "fanciful/artistic...   Mar 28 2020, 04:10 AM
|- - Erik   QUOTE (fredk @ Mar 28 2020, 05:10 AM) Sor...   Mar 28 2020, 11:21 AM
- - fredk   There are lots of ways to accurately represent the...   Mar 30 2020, 06:12 PM
- - Erik   QUOTE (fredk @ Mar 30 2020, 07:12 PM) The...   Mar 31 2020, 10:38 AM

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