petrushkagoogol Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Why is gravitational force always attractive, as opposed to electrostatic forces, which is are both attractive and repulsive ? Quote
exchemist Posted November 25, 2017 Report Posted November 25, 2017 Why is gravitational force always attractive, as opposed to electrostatic forces, which is are both attractive and repulsive ? It just is, according to observation. And of course, in general relativity (which is currently our best model) it is not really a force at all, but a manifestation of the curvature of spacetime by mass. Dubbelosix, petrushkagoogol, Maine farmer and 1 other 4 Quote
julianasanabri Posted January 7, 2018 Report Posted January 7, 2018 According to the Law of Gravitation, every mass in this world is attracted by the other mass. The mass of earth is very greater than the other things. That's why the force of Earth is always attractive. With the help of this concept, we will also be able to get an idea that what is the difference between mass and weight Quote
studentgary Posted January 8, 2018 Report Posted January 8, 2018 The real "problem" about understanding gravitation is the same as when Newton was asked, "What is it?"All we really have are descriptions and suppositions about how it behaves. Quote
exchemist Posted January 8, 2018 Report Posted January 8, 2018 The real "problem" about understanding gravitation is the same as when Newton was asked, "What is it?"All we really have are descriptions and suppositions about how it behaves.I suppose so, but in the end that is all we have about any of the fundamental features of physics. Ultimately science produces models to describe how nature behaves, but does not answer the deepest questions about the nature of reality. Quote
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