If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity?

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If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity?

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RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity?

October 12, 2016 at 7:38 pm

(October 12, 2016 at 7:25 pm)Arkilogue Wrote:
(October 12, 2016 at 7:10 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The curvature is actually a representation of the attraction between two bodies. The attraction can be plotted as a curve, so an analogy of curved space is used to illustrate that fact.

What is the mechanism of "attraction"? How is the force transmitted/conveyed?

The attraction of two bodies is called gravity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity They put it more clearly than I do.

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If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by EruptedCarcassBloat - October 12, 2016 at 5:33 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Alex K - October 12, 2016 at 5:50 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 5:54 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Alex K - October 13, 2016 at 8:59 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 13, 2016 at 1:29 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by chimp3 - October 12, 2016 at 6:48 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 12, 2016 at 7:10 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 7:25 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 12, 2016 at 7:38 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 8:12 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by vorlon13 - October 12, 2016 at 10:40 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 11:32 pm

If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by KUSA - October 12, 2016 at 11:15 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 11:25 pm

If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by KUSA - October 12, 2016 at 11:44 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 12, 2016 at 11:49 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by EruptedCarcassBloat - October 13, 2016 at 6:10 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by vorlon13 - October 13, 2016 at 8:57 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 13, 2016 at 1:11 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 13, 2016 at 7:00 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 13, 2016 at 1:31 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 13, 2016 at 1:38 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Gawdzilla Sama - October 13, 2016 at 9:13 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 13, 2016 at 10:20 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Alex K - October 13, 2016 at 10:24 am

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 13, 2016 at 12:38 pm

If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by KUSA - October 13, 2016 at 1:28 pm

If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by KUSA - October 13, 2016 at 1:29 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 13, 2016 at 1:41 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 13, 2016 at 1:43 pm

If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by KUSA - October 13, 2016 at 1:59 pm

RE: If there's nothing in empty space, then how does it get warped by gravity? - by Arkilogue - October 13, 2016 at 2:06 pm

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