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My take

phil — 8/24/2007 3:43:33 PM (archived)

Matter distorts space. The photon 'gains' energy as it whips thru gravitationally distorted spacetime just as a Voyager probe gains energy whiping thru Jupiter's big fat gravitational field. But I'm clueless as to how the photons get 'tired' when there's no matter.

Can anyone shed some light on this? :)

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A huge gap in the universe - Raoul - 8/24/2007 5:43:01 AM
- My local paper was MUCH more exciting - nick hoffman - 8/24/2007 4:07:11 PM
- re: A huge gap in the universe - Marcus Massey - 8/24/2007 12:26:45 PM
  - My take - phil - 8/24/2007 3:43:33 PM
    - re: My take - Marcus Massey - 8/24/2007 4:16:39 PM
    - Expansion of the Universe - nick hoffman - 8/24/2007 4:04:21 PM
      - How did they test that? (n/t) - TB - 8/24/2007 5:27:40 PM
      - re: Expansion of the Universe - Marcus Massey - 8/24/2007 5:25:00 PM
        
        re: Expansion of the Universe - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/28/2007 9:47:04 PM
        
        re: Iâ€™m not sure butâ€¦â€¦.. - Johannes - 8/25/2007 1:02:44 AM
      - Excellent explanation (I think) (n/t) - phil - 8/24/2007 4:12:34 PM
- re: A huge gap in the universe - Buck Galaxy - 8/24/2007 8:06:38 AM
  - The flip side of "Nightfall." - TB - 8/24/2007 5:34:16 PM
    - OTOH - Eri - 8/26/2007 5:27:00 AM
    - In an isolated part of the Universe, electromagnetic noise would still occur - nick hoffman - 8/25/2007 12:57:45 PM
      - Good point. - TB - 8/25/2007 5:03:16 PM
        
        I need to work this through, but... - nick hoffman - 8/26/2007 3:19:16 PM
        
        Good question. - TB - 8/27/2007 2:13:20 AM
        
        The real reason for the Void - New Age Vapors - 8/27/2007 2:32:16 PM
        
        re: The real reason for the Void - nick hoffman - 8/27/2007 10:44:03 PM
        
        Destroying wholesale a part of the universe...or... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/28/2007 10:15:38 PM
    - Depending how far they are from other galaxies, though... - New Age Vapors - 8/24/2007 5:48:28 PM
      - If they're somewhere in the middle of the void... - TB - 8/24/2007 7:19:50 PM
        
        I was trying to beat upbeat for them - New Age Vapors - 8/25/2007 12:36:56 AM

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