36grit Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Question about gravitational time dialation Could one say that: as a light ray bends around a large body of mass that, the distance (space) between the photons stretches and/or bends towars the gravitationally massive object? Edited September 22, 2011 by 36grit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrödinger's hat Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Question about gravitational time dialation Could one say that: as a light ray bends around a large body of mass that, the distance (space) between the photons stretches and/or bends towars the gravitationally massive object? I don't quite understand the question. Photons in a gravitational field will follow paths that we classically think of as curved if that's what you are asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 It is my understanding that the length does differ if measured by someone not in the locally flat spacetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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