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Do objects beyong our observable horizon have any gravitational affect on us?

If gravity propagates at light speed, and there are objects beyond our observable horizon, would it be accurate to conclude that beyond the observable horizon, we are not gravitationally perturbed by such objects.

Does the inverse square rule only apply to objects we can see?

Follow up question.

If they don't have any affect, would it be possible to detect the presence of such an object based on its gravitational influence on an object just barely within our observable horizon, assuming our detection methods for such a ridiculous scenario were sensitive enough?

Update:

The gravity 'waves' or particles (gravitons) would not have had enough time to reach us.

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  • 10 years ago
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    Gravitation is a universal force creating a universal gravitational field. The effect of gravitation on each object (mass) is because of the mass of each object. Though you are a living object, you are treated as a mass by the gravitational force and gravitational field.

    It has not yet confirmed that the gravitational waves travel with the speed of light because the graviton and gravitational waves have not yet been detected.

    Newton has given the laws of gravity but nobody so far has discovered the cause of gravitational force, gravitational lines of force and how the gravitational force interacts with mass and energy.

  • 10 years ago

    Yes gravity effect falls off with the inverse square law and of all forces gravity is the weakest. There appears to be not enough matter to arrest the accelerating expansion of the universe. The only way we can detect a large gravity effect beyond our observable horizon is to observe objects @ the edge what they are doing. Astronomers have postulate from observations a group of galaxies that are speeding towards our observable horizon and have dubbed a massive object as the Great Attractor that's beyond 13.7 b light yrs away

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  • 10 years ago

    Gravity has infinite range so no matter how far an object is it has some gravitational affect. The inverse square rule applies to all objects including the ones we can't see.

  • clouse
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    according to regularly occurring Relativity with out the cosmological consistent (or something comparable)? No. gradually, greater and greater of the universe could come into view. in case you upload in darkish power, according to probability. what's seen could gradually recede. humorous element, in case you have an acceleration in one direction, you create an adventure horizon in the back of you. no longer a black hollow, yet basically a place the place you may not see previous. If the acceleration will boost, you notice much less and much less.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Let's go!

    Time has two properties.

    Progress(related to evolution) and Event(related to Creation) by turns.

    and Probability exist between two properties.

    Mobius strip explains it very well. (one progress, one event, one probability)

    Look at this!

    Chicken (event) Egg (progress) & Egg (event) Chicken (progress)

    Schrodinger's cat was placed between one properties, just event. So, probability can not exist.

    The reason, Wave-particle duality of light. I think so...

    Progress / Event / Probability is a time. This is my trinity.

    --------------------------------------…

    Does time have the shape? Does soul have the shape?

    Everything has the shape but these two in the world.

    So, I made a great assumption "Time is soul(thinking, knowledge, memory, etc.)".

    It was the beginning of my UNIONTERA.

    We know...

    To our great discouragement, these doesn't have one way by us.

    Time walked to the way of science. Soul walked to the way of religion.

    Now, I propose a great reconciliation.

    Light up candle for a second. A second of light exist permanently or not?

    --------------------------------------…

    Einstein deceive our world. Where is our common sense?

    I mean, why he didn't tell us this so easy common sense.

    The only base which can be the cause of Einstein's assumption...

    [Assumption] "principle of constancy of light velocity".

    [The only base] "Time of light is different from the starting point time."

    This base is not an assumption but a common sense. Can you see?

    In my opinion, he already knew this base.

    This common sense is a certain evidence for me.

    This is my uniontera.

    Existence is the time expressed by light itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN1jTwHUC7E

    - Key Point -

    1. Arrow A is the laser work. (Same time work)

    2. Arrow B is the reason of gravity. (also, Higgs boson individually / Different time work)

    3. The rose line is the beginning light. (result from Bible)

    4. The existence of different time. (result from relativity of light)

    5. 2 dimension is not a space. (result from 2-axis, math)

    6. Universe came from nothing. (result from No.5 / cf. Playing with bubbles)

    6-1. A barrier[posititon] exist between the inner and outer bubbles. But universe do not have that barrier. (Cause of Inertia)

    6-2. Nothing is not a no existence. No existence is a zero dimension. There is two zero dimension. One has a position. The other doesn't have a position. These different positions were connected by something. That "something" is not a what but a way. (Cause of Light)

    7. Progress / Event / Probability is a time. (This is my trinity.)

    8. Wave-particle duality of light, creation & evolution, uncertainty principle, etc (result from No.7)

    9. Coalescing of different time (Cause of Rotation / Equator has plenty of time.)

    10. Your so-called black hole is a wholly condensed time. (cf. Kerr spacetime, math)

    11. The reason of "your so-called magnetic field" (result from step3 and 4)

    12. The reason of "your so-called electric field" (result from the crack of time / Same time's crack is a different time's coalescing. / Cause of Static electricity)

    13. Your so-called "space" is a crack of time. (result from No.12 / Cause of Lightning)

    14. Boundary is a crack of space. (result from No.13 / Same space's crack is a different time's contact. / Cause of Superfluid, cf. Fractal)

    15. Boundary is nothing. Your so-called hole is a boundary itself. Also, nothing is K=0 temperature. (result from No.14 / cf. Calabi-Yau Space, math)

    16. This is a wall of your so-called fire. (result from No.15) - copyright ⓒ uniontera

    Our nonsense have come from one time. Uniontera is a key.

    English is not my first language, sorry!

    If it is difficult to understand, just remember & enjoy "Hand touching everything is a time". This is the only one result of uniontera.

  • 10 years ago

    I agree: objects beyond our event horizon do not influence us.

  • 10 years ago

    Its like a magnet they attract to each other but not from to separate rooms

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