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### Is gravity a force?

This question, unlike potential duplicates, does not concern nonclassical theories such as general relativity or the standard model. Many sources found by a simple google search say that there is a ...
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### Does the curvature of spacetime theory assume gravity?

Whenever I read about the curvature of spacetime as an explanation for gravity, I see pictures of a sheet (spacetime) with various masses indenting the sheet to form "gravity wells." Objects ...
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### Why do we fall towards earth and not hover during free fall as per General relativity? [duplicate]

So this is what I understand from General Theory of Relativity: A body freely falling towards earth's surface would be in an inertial frame of reference (air removed) with zero net force acting on it. ...
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### In general relativity, what makes an object released in a gravitational field START to fall? [duplicate]

I understand why a released object moves as it does once it has started moving, and why all objects fall at the same speed, removing other effects. But I don't see why the curvature of space would ...
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### Is gravity a force given that it derives from curved massless space-time?

One of the answers to a similar question regarding gravity concluded that gravity is an "observed effect" of the curvature of space-time. I read this (and other answers) to imply that gravity results ...
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### It is about spacetime and Gravity [duplicate]

if the gravity is the curvature in Spacetime due to this the earth revolves around the sun so does the curvature of spacetime applies force on the earth to move around the sun?
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### If gravity is simply a curvature of space, why does it accelerate objects? [duplicate]

I understand how an object moving through space would be affected if gravity were a curvature of space as opposed to being a force. However, I do not understand why this creates a "pull" on an object. ...
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### Why time is attached with space and how apple fall according to Einstein? [duplicate]

As per Einstein space is flexible it means it can be curved with mass but I am not able to visualize the relationship between space and time (space-time continuum). According to Newton Apple falls ...
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### Does the fabric of spacetime go through objects? [duplicate]

I've always seen spacetime shown with a ball on top of some cloth that curves around it, and I don't really understand it, since it really only has 2 dimensions and there's some sort of external ...
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### Is Earth flat according to Einstein? [duplicate]

I didnt understand how to apply general relativity to Earth. If there is no such a thing as gravity but spacetime bending. Can someone just show, send something to read how gravity works in Earth ...
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### Gravity: Why Do things fall to Earth? [duplicate]

If gravity is in reality spacetime geometry why when I drop an object on the surface of the Earth does it fall to the ground? Does spacetime push it?
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### If gravity can be thought of as masses leaving dents on a spacetime 'sheet', what is holding up that sheet? [duplicate]

If the force of gravity can be thought of as masses leaving dents on a sheet of spacetime, what is holding up that sheet?
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### What does bent in space-time means exactly? How does mass of an object affect space and time? [duplicate]

I don't understand how does of mass an object for example say earth causes distortion in space and time. I am just new to this field so it is difficult imagine this phenomenon.