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Yes we still don't know exactly the speed of gravity and as it stands we know it to be the around the same speed of light with a margin of 70% ( https://arxiv.o
by Zenst 8y ago
Yes we still don't know exactly the speed of gravity and as it stands we know it to be the around the same speed of light with a margin of 70% ( https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.04188 https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.04188 ). But with so many theories at play, we still don't know for sure. Indeed, some still believe that the speed of light has changed over time - hence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light .
Which as a theory, if true, would really mess up distant astronomy calculations for some.
As you say, would be nice to have some definitive experiment that reduced the margin for error and give a more definitive speed for gravity. Though current results do tend to lean towards Einstein being right more than Newton in respect to the speed of gravity.
- karmakaze 8y agoHow does inflation factor into calculation of gravitational force or speed of gravity wave propagation? Is it at a scale where it matters?
- Zenst 8y agoHow does expansion effect gravity, I don't know exactly. Does it stretch it as the same with light. Whilst light comes in various wavelengths, gravity as far as we know - does not. But a wonderful question and one day we will know for sure. As with scale - difference would become more pronounced at scale.