One of the most famous analogies in science is fundamentally flawed say physicists who have shown that a.
Gravity rubber sheet analogy.
That the warping of spacetime to produce gravity is like the deformation of a rubber sheet by a central mass.
The rubber sheet analogy for einstein s general relativity model of gravity is a popular way to visualize the effect mass has on the curvature of spacetime.
This state of affairs is almost entirely the result of one the most famous analogies in science.
My single group quasi experimental study with repeated measures was designed to assess the effectiveness of the rubber sheet analogy in teaching gravitational fields.
But a ball rolls on a surface because gravity is pulling it down.
Since i read cosmos long ago i see the same analogy about the balls rolling on a rubber sheet used to explain how gravity works.
Experiments reveal that deformed rubber sheet is not like spacetime.
Now physicists have tested this idea theoretically and experimentally and say it doesn t hold water.
My single group quasi experimental study with repeated measures was designed to assess the effectiveness of the rubber sheet analogy in teaching gravitational fields.
The rubber sheet analogy for einstein s general relativity model of gravity is a popular way to visualize the effect mass has on the curvature of spacetime.