Einstein's theory to be tested.

  • Thread starter Thread starter Mike Rotch
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...but I thought they were already using Einstein's theory on the warping of space to detect planets in other solar systems - light warps around planets producing a lens effect on the star, allowing astronomers to more closely observe the star and infer the presence of the planet.
 
I think they want to actually calculate how much warping occurs in a given gravitational field. That way they can somehow more accurately estimate the warping around distant stars.
 
I havent checked out the link but are yall talking about how astronomers tell where distant planets are by looking at how the light bends....because i have this program that explains Einstein's theorys like if you shined a flashlight in a rocketship during lift-off the light would bend due to gravity...
 
Originally posted by Mike Rotch
I think they want to actually calculate how much warping occurs in a given gravitational field. That way they can somehow more accurately estimate the warping around distant stars.

Ah - a matter of precision. Cool.
 
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