We know that Gravity is carried by particles called gravitons, and they travels at the speed of light, just like photon does.
That could mean, just like a light gets old as it travels throughout the Universe, same way, gravity also gets old.
But we don't really feel gravity from far away, do we?
I could be missing something on this. But yeah, that's a way to think about gravity.
We can also think of general theory of relativity; gravity bends the space-time fabric.
The gravitational waves that have been detected are the result of events that occurred a long time ago.
Thinking about gravitons, if these are particles (or wave-particles according to the current particle conception) they should be able to eclipse themselves, just like photons, then there could be regions where distant gravitons were eclipsed and do not reach their destination. On the other hand, the deformation of space-time (I think) cannot be eclipsed or blocked, I am inclined towards this last theory (General Theory of Relativity) and the non-existence of gravitons. Kind regards.
I don't think that graviton exists. Gravitationnal potential is an emergent quantum potential when quantum levels are infinite: there is zero energy exchange between two gravitating bodies.
Yes I believe in Gravity as shown in Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
"Gravity bends the Space-Time Fabric"
There are no gravitons. At the speed of light, the curvature of space propagates, which we perceive as gravity.
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