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

October 12, 2016 at 11:15 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?

Search all you want but you won't find an answer. Nobody actually knows. We can only observe things and give them names. We don't actually know what the hell it is.

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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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