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Old December 5th 03 posted to sci.physics
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Default Question about the effects of curved space-time in the solar system

Alfred Einstead wrote:

wrote:
Not quite as right -- the earth moves through curved spacetime, not
just curved space.


Things don't move through spacetime. They ARE in spacetime;
particularly: they are worldlines.

Motion is 3-dimensional language. There is no motion in 4
dimensions.




Thank you for saying that. I never thought that I'd see the day when I
wanted to tell Carlip to get a real concept.
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