On 14 February 2014 12:22, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/13/2014 3:01 PM, LizR wrote: > > On 14 February 2014 11:55, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wouldn't imagine that acceleration in itself warps space...? >> > > Actually I take that back. A pair of neutron stars in close orbit (both > accelerating under their mutual gravity) *do* warp space, presumably due > to their motion. > > (...I think!) > > The stress energy warps space and its value is greater due to their > orbital motion compared to them being stationary. But I don't think their > acceleration per se contributes. In fact due to their orbital motion they > will radiate away energy as gravity waves. >
It was the gravity waves I was thinking of. That is to say, I believe very large masses orbitting each other radiate gravity waves because of their orbital motion, hence hence gravity waves are, or at least can be in this situation, an "acceleration-caused warping of space" ... as per the original question. Or have I got that wrong? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
