Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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Chapter 16, Problem 17A
What is the evidence for light bending near the sun?
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To determine
The evidence of the light that bends around the sun.
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Introduction:
Einstein proposed general theory of relativity. According to it, gravitation is not a force but it is an effect of a body on the space time curvature. massive body creates a bend in space time continuum. Einstein also predicted that light bends due to gravity.
Sir Arthur Eddington took a photograph in 1919 of the total solar eclipse which showed stars near the sun and their positions revealed that light was bent exactly the way Einstein had estimated.
Chapter 16 Solutions
Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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