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In reply to the discussion: Astronomy in a parallel universe [View all]

Salviati

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6. There actually is a gravitational analogue to magnitism...
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 07:13 PM
Jan 2012

It's just very, very weak. In fact the magnetic force is very very weak compared to the electric force, the only reason that we notice it, is that because everything is pretty much electrically neutral, due to positive and negative charges more or less canceling out each others electric fields, it's the only thing left.

The effects of the gravitational analogue to magnetism can be seen in reletivistic frame dragging, which was confirmed a little less than a year ago with the gravity probe b experiment.

http://einstein.stanford.edu/MISSION/mission1.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitomagnetism

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Astronomy in a parallel universe [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 OP
Very cool info - thanks jimlup Jan 2012 #1
You're welcome. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #3
A note on Kepler's book describing the first two laws Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #5
What if gravity were like magnetism? mindwalker_i Jan 2012 #2
Gravity is like magnetism in one respect. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #4
There actually is a gravitational analogue to magnitism... Salviati Jan 2012 #6
+1 jimlup Jan 2012 #7
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