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Old 9th May 2004, 08:42 PM   #1
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Does the mass of a proton curve space?

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Old 9th May 2004, 10:15 PM   #2
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Re: Does the mass of a proton curve space?

I'll guess "Yes".
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Old 9th May 2004, 10:31 PM   #3
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Yes, by a very, very small amount. After all, a large fraction of the sun is protons, and we know that curves space. (Change of apparent star positions near sun during eclipse, for example.)

Is this going somewhere, or are you just asking?
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