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Is it possible that gravity is really a form of magnetism? If not, why not?
It seems possible to me that EVERYTHING is "magnetized" to some extent. Some things (like normal magnets) have a higher attraction to each other than to other things. Wouldn't this explain, say, why we fall DOWN instead of UP? That is, we are attracted to the earth by some light level of magnetism (which can, with enough energy, be broken--e.g, airplanes).
I know it's probably stupid to think this way, but it seems TO ME that gravity is an unneeded explanation for things. OR, for that matter, perhaps everything is gravity...and there is no magnetism. Just seems these two things are too alike--and that perhaps one is unnecessary. Your comments are appreciated (please be gentle--I'm just trying to understand).
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- Andrew SmithLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The reason that magnetism and gravity have many similar properties is that we can classify them both as FIELDS along with electrical fields amongst others.
This doesn't make them the same nor give any explanation as to the reason for the existence of gravity.
It just gives us a valid mathematical model for understanding what it will do in various conditions.
The fact that magnetism is pervasive and so is gravity is not enough to draw any conclusions.
If gravity was like magnetism we would be repelled by gravity at some points and attracted at others ( magnets have two poles with opposite effects)
There would also be points with negligible gravity.
Sorry.
- ?Lv 51 decade ago
No, because magnetism is a force that is mediated with particles and only acts on charged things. Magnetism, or more properly electromagnetism, is propagated through the exchange of virtual photons. It only acts between things that are positively and negatively charged, and repels things that are the same charge. However, gravity makes everything that has mass, charged or not, attract each other. And it is not intermediated by particles; rather, it is a more convenient way to think of the curvature of four-dimensional space-time. Things that have mass actually cause changes in the shape of space-time around them, similarly to a heavy ball on a rubber sheet. There is a "dent" where heavy objects are, and other objects that come near the dent will move towards the dent. Magnetism and gravity are two completely separate things.
- 1 decade ago
No, gravity is an inward force that is exerted by all mass in the universe. I know why you could think that seeing as how the things that make up matter are protons, neutrons, and electrons, which happen to have a charge(+ or - or Neutral). But magnetism is an energy not related to gravity.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
nicely i might want to write a e book on gravity. Gravity is easily the weakest of the fundemental forces, spoke of (weakest to maximum effective) by using the susceptible pressure, electromagnetic pressure, and robust pressure. Gravity would nicely be the weakest yet is possibly the most effectively glaring pressure as a results of the indisputable fact that is promptly with regards to mass. The susceptible pressure is what motives interactions and adjustments on the subatomic element. Electromagnetic pressure bargains with the the efficient and detrimental rates of debris and is amazingly sturdy compared to the previous 2. The sturdy pressure is what holds the nucleus of atoms jointly. that is why, after we chop up atoms of only a touch of the right factors, we get a huge launch of ability (nuclear fission), therefore, nuclear ability. for sure, the most popular forces happen on the smallest scales. even with electromagnetism, as sturdy as a results of the indisputable fact that is, the amplification of that is amazingly susceptible and does "radiate" too a strategies from the source, that is why Earth's magnetic field isn't very sturdy over it truly is massive section.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
No, there are black holes with no charge.
So, unimaginable amount of gravity, absolutely no magnetic or electric field within the event horizon
- Anonymous1 decade ago
My thing is that I have proven that magnetism is indeed gravity and z-g itself.(Well about 2hours ago.)
On a planets surface the magnetic field generated is mainly localized from the planets core which in-turn attracts mass and gives us gravity as we know it in our atmosphere.Then in space which we know that magnetic fields and electro-magnetic current flows through space at insanely fast speeds (depending on the factors of whatever is creating that specific field) as well as travel through space virtualy indeffinately or until it comes into contact with another magnetic field, then either pushing away from it or pullin it towards eachother(what gets pulled where is dependent on which is the more dominant field(stronger), depending on which fields are being exposed to eachother. Once the field begans pulling the other towards it the fields start to absorb both negative and positively charged matter(mass)towards the dominant source of the field.(core) In the end only leaving the least dense matter(mass) in space. And the space between less dense matter in space is then greatly increased due to the continious pull of that matter from the multiple fields in each direction, then giving us zero-gravity in space. I have performed a small scale experiment to prove this. Then if you add in the black hole we follow the sun around every 26k years it will explain the constant pull of planets such as planet X that was not in our field area to began with.Also it will give you the source of the scientific law that everything in the universe stays in motion.
And also the sun and earth flip magnetic fields occasionaly due to the fact that that specific area has absorbed its limit of that type of charge of matter, creating a chemical imbalance(in a matter of speaking) that if un-recctified would result in the creation/destruction of matter. So to avoid this occurance it flips its field to re-balance itself to its state of normality to sustain itself. You can easily prove this. We all know for a fact that once enough energy is absorbed into organic or eve in-organic matter that matter transforms/changes(such as plasma, fire, electric current, electro magnetic current, ect, ect) So when the suns matter absorbs too much of one energy it changes its field inorder to re-balance and to so to speak burn off some of the excess energy.(Also if the sides didnt flip, the field of the sun and earth for example would expose the same charge of magnetic field to eachother, thus throwing the earth out of the suns orbit.
Also, the reason for the planets rotations(due to gravity) are the planets ways of joining together, increasing the overal mass and fields generated. In-turn slowing the rate of rotation the sun makes around the black hole.(every 26k some odd years) It is thier way of preventing the destruction of thier matter from our universe into the black hole/gravity well. When the magnetic fields repel one another from the planets as they are being drawn around the sun expands the overall magnetic field.(Thus in theory the more planets that start to join our rotary cycle, will result in the eventual overall mass and fields becoming equal then greater then that of the grav well thus repelling us from it then being pulled to a bigger well. (everything stays in motion.)
- BrianLv 61 decade ago
NO,
But,
Turns out that scientist believe that all forces in the universe were once one and same. When the universe cooled they became distinct.
This theory is called the GUT ......or The grand unification theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Unified_Theory