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Instantaneous gravity exists in Newtonian mechanics but not in modern theories. Gravitation is thought to be transmitted by gravitational waves, which have a fi
by ramchip 16y ago
Instantaneous gravity exists in Newtonian mechanics but not in modern theories. Gravitation is thought to be transmitted by gravitational waves, which have a finite speed of c. It is not possible to transmit information at a faster speed than light in special relativity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Relativity#Gravitational_waves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Relativity#Gravitationa...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity#Causality_and_prohibition_of_motion_faster_than_light http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity#Causality_an...