Questions tagged [gravity]
Questions regarding the attractive force which exists between any two bodies of matter.
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Gravitational eddies across the galaxy?
I read about natural gravitational eddies that travel in a wave that black holes have. They also have a strong magnetic field. Does those eddies follow magnetic field lines of the rotating black hole? ...
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Can two Stars form an Einstein Ring?
We know that when two galaxies are perfectly aligned they form an Einstein Ring by gravitational lensing but can two stars form it? We know gravitational bending by stars, but can two perfectly ...
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How do I calculate the Hill radius of a star in a binary system?
Is there an easy way to calculate the Hill radius of a star in a binary system at different orbital radii where both stars are of the same mass and in circular orbit around one another’s centre of ...
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Semimajor axis variations in co-orbital moons
I've been playing with simulations of co-orbital bodies similar to Saturn's moons Janus & Epimetheus- horseshoe orbits where the two bodies are of comparable mass- and I'm seeing some very odd ...
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Calculating the "Turnaround Point," where expansion dominates over gravity
I'm trying to understand the point where the expansion of space dominates over gravity, but I'm coming up empty handed when searching the internet. Specifically, I'm trying to find the math for it. I'...
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Do differentials in the Earth's density cause the flyby anomaly?
The flyby anomaly is an occasional, unpredictable, and as yet unexplained discrepancy in acceleration of satellites when they pass close by the Earth. It causes an increase of up to 13 mm/s during ...
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Gravitational influence of other planets?
I have a friend who believes in astrology and she insists that the gravitational influence of the planets has an effect on the child when it's born. The last time she was going on about this a thought ...
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Gravitational recoil with stars/planets...?
When two black holes are merging, the resulting merge can be ejected if one of the black holes had less mass than the other one, so the gravitational waves emitted by both of them is unbalanced, and ...
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Kinetic energy in cosmology?
Spacetime expands at an accelerated rate due to the Hubble flow. In many papers that I've read, objects coupled to the Hubble flow are treated as if they have some velocity and kinetic energy ...
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How much mass to make a shperical object?
I was googling around for info for D&D campaign I am going to run. I was wondering about the mass required for a object to pull itself into a shperical shape and it seems that the answer varies ...
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New evidence against the existence of dark matter?
I've just read and heard about an article which gives new evidence for MOND - Modified Newtonian Dynamics, which is an alternative to dark matter by proposing that our gravitational law should be ...
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Gravity on Mercury's highest elevation?
This post answers what is Mars' gravity at its highest point (Olympus Mons) compared to the Earth's and Mars' standard, it's 0.3736 g (Mars standard is 0.3794 g). This also seems to be the lowest ...
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How does the size of a naked black hole effect its photon sphere?
What effect does the size of a black hole have on the size or density of the photon sphere and it's proximity to the horizon?
For example: A person is in space looking at 2 black holes, one of them ...
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Velocity of the object in Binary system
how to i can calculate the velocity of the object? If i know the distance of the object from the center of mass, and i know distance between the two (identical) ellipse center... (the two object has ...
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Is frame dragging expected to be quantized in a theory of quantum gravity?
Protons and electrons have angular momentum which is quantized. Would the angular momentum of black holes be quantized in quantum gravity? Would this then affect Hawking radiation?
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By dint of some 'reverse engineering' I have produced the equation below. Does anyone recognise it? Does it come from general relativity?
The equation is
$$a = \frac{\sqrt{2} \cdot c^2}{k}$$
where a is the acceleration due to gravity, c is the speed of light and k is the radius of curvature of the geodesic. The equation is dimensionally ...
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Is this paper on globular cluster stability still up to date?
I'm looking to better understand the stability of globular clusters for an n-body dynamical simulation, specifically with respect to initial data conditions.
I know that the total potential energy ...
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What is the mass for a celestial body to definitely achieve hydrostatic equilibrium?
While these posts (attempt to) answer what the minimum mass is to be able to achieve an ellipsoidal shape, my question asks for the mass at which a body definitely collapses into an ellipsoid. Meaning,...
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If time is not absolute and depends on the gravitational field, then why we keep using our own (particular) time in cosmology?
Sorry if my question is not really clear, but indeed it is not clear in my mind neither.
But maybe some of you can help.
Time is not absolute and can be affected by the gravitational potential.
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Shared moon in a double planet system
Would it be possible for two planets orbiting around each other to share a moon that orbits both separately? Would the moon in question would do something akin to a large figure 8 as it orbited both ...
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Dark energy affecting the ejection and infall of material in galaxies?
Some galaxies have active outflows of material (mostly gas) that would eventually stop at some distance and then fall again into the galaxy due to gravitational attraction.
However, can dark energy ...
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How can Aggregation of Gravitational Fields of subplanetary solar objects improve our understanding of the motion of the planets?
If we imagine magnets on a table as a simplified analogy in regards to gravitational attraction between objects, then it may be demonstrated that when three objects are placed in a row labeled in ...
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Modelling dark energy as a potential?
Dark energy is the cosmological constant.However can we model dark energy as some form of field with a corresponding potential?
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Can the gravity of objects entering the observable universe be detected?
As time passes, we will be able to see objects that are further away, as their light eventually reaches us. Since gravity also travels at the speed of light, would we be able to detect when a super ...
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Are short-period comets more stable (in their orbits) than long-period ones?
Why the sharp distinction between short-period (P) comets of less-than-200-year orbits and those (C) with even slightly longer ones?
To explore the possibility that it has to do with stability, I will ...
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Would gravitational stratification deter carbon-based life on large rocky planets?
Most of Earth's heavy elements are concentrated in its deepest layers, as they're denser than the surrounding silicates and sink to the core. If its overall gravitational pull were substantially ...
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What is roughly the Lorentz factor between interstellar and inter-galaxycluster space?
Could someone provide a rough estimate for the average Lorentz Factor caused by gravitational time dilation between some point in interstellar space in our vicinity within the Milky Way galaxy and ...
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How much would you weigh at the equator of the fastest spinning pulsar?
Assuming you have a mass of 70 kg, what would your weight be on the equator of PSR J1748−2446ad?
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Is it coincidence that the change in GPE when falling from deep space into the largest know neutron star is approximately mc squared Joules?
We can calculate the change in GPE in falling from a very long distance to the surface of a star or planet from
$$\Delta{GPE} = \int_{r}^{\infty}mg\,dh $$
But taking into account that g will change ...
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Could the forces that hold the galaxies together already have changed?
Since the theory is, that effect of gravity travels at the speed of light, could the forces that hold galaxies together already have changed as we are 20k light years are so away from the centre ? And ...
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Does the Schwarzschild metric solution require two (A and B, or g11 and g44) or four components (g11, g22, g33 and g44)?
Different places on the web imply that Schwarzschild's metric uses four components or separate equations, similar to how Einstein's full set requires 6 or 10, or they say only two are needed. Is it 2 ...
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Can the Dark Matter / Energy problem be plausibly reframed as an ignorance of gravity problem?
I understand Dark Matter was originally proposed to explain the rotation rate of galaxies. The rate was not explained by observed matter, ergo there must be unobserved matter. An alternate explanation ...
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List of J₂ values for solar system bodies beyond the planets; are there any prolates?
J₂ values for the planets can be found in several sources including each planet's planetary fact sheet. Without looking I'm going to assume they are all positive (oblate) because each planet rotates ...
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Why does Titan's (relatively) rapid migration away from Saturn cause the planet to wobble faster, and eventually (maybe) tip onto its side?
Over the past year and a half, multiple articles in the popular press have come out talking about how unexpectedly rapidly Titan is moving away from Saturn, and how this is causing Saturn to wobble ...
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Moon cycles used for gardening & harvesting
I appreciate that this question may deviate from the standard astronomy questions.
I have recently read an article that suggest that gardeners, farmers & winemakers etc sometime use the moon's ...
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Doppler Shift Vs Gravity Assist for Frequency Shifts from Rotating Galaxies
Frequency Shift of Light Leaving Rotating Galaxies:
Differences in Doppler Shift due to Radial Velocity
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Frequency Shift due to Gravity Assist from a Rotating Galaxy
A description of estimating ...
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Does center of gravity of Solar system influence intensity of space rays reaching earth, space dust, speed of earth rotation?
I found an interesting article, claiming very interesting things. But I cannot find any trust-worty sources confirming such bold claims. Maybe someone came across some solid proof?
1) Center of ...
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How does superfluid dark matter keep stars orbiting at high speeds in galaxies?
According to A paper on Ultra-Light Dark Matter, Superfluid dark matter is a kind of Bose-Einstein condensate. But how does it help stars keep their high or velocities in galaxies. Can somebody ...
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Why does gravity make time go slower and warp light?
I know that objects with lots of gravity are capable of warping light or slowing time (an example being a black hole). I also know this is because of the theory of relativity, but I need someone to ...
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Does dark energy increase eccentricity in orbits of galaxies?
I came across this thesis dissertation which indicates that if a pair of orbiting galaxies are sufficiently far apart (with a sufficiently large orbital radius) then their orbits would change from ...
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Lagrange points and Laplace equation boundary condition
I have been reading about Lagrange points and Lagrange regions and how we can apply Laplace's equation for these regions however which are the boundary conditions of the Laplace equation at these ...
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Density and Velocity profiles of a self gravitating explosion
Suppose an asteroid explodes, into a spherically symmetrical cloud, of radius R, mass M, and surface receding velocity V (normal to the edge of the cloud), initially the density is radially uniform.
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Accretion disk formation
Why a mass transfer in a binary star system, from the less dense star to the denser star forms an accretion disk? Why the material does not fall directly to the denserstar?
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How spaghettification is possible at the Event Horizon of a supermassive black hole?
if gravity is too strong then it will break a object apart as gravity is strong enough to break the chemical composition of object why we consider "Spaghettification" relevant in this case ?
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The possibility of rapidly changing the Earths orbit via a passing astronomical object
I assume that the Earth could be “gently” (without colossal tidal or volcanic catastrophe) displaced by a passing extra solar star, brown dwarf or planet and end up perhaps 10% further away from the ...
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Will there be any more planets come into our solar system and make it their "home"?
Could we have more planets come into our system and get trapped by our suns gravitational field and rotate?
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If 16 million kilometers were added to Earth's semi-major axis, what measurable effect would there be on Mars' orbit?
I have some education in astronomy, but nothing extensive in astrophysics. I can follow mathematical procedure with assistance. Procedural responses are most welcome!
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