Artwork illustrating the concept of warped space. The fabric of space is represented as a grid in which objects of increasing mass produce increas- ingly large distortions. Our Sun,at bottom left,makes almost no impression. A small,but much denser & more massive neutron star (lower centre),creates a slight distortion. The enormous gravitational pull of a black hole (bottom right) creates a yawning chasm,warping the fabric of space for light years around. The idea that space is distorted by gravity is a consequence of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The grid of space is like a thin rubber sheet on which objects of varying weight produce smaller or larger dents | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Baum, Julian |
Bildgröße: | 4047 px × 3312 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |