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Old 01-January-2009, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tommac View Post
Here is a simple 3 particle thing ... but it could me made as complex as you would like:

Before
A-------B-------C-----------------BH

After a gravitational pull
-A---------B---------C------------BH

Note that AB is longer and BC is longer.
Do this on paper. Make another line (x---y---z) also pointing to the black hole, but at an angle to A--B--C.

Again, you'll get: "Note that XY is longer and YZ is longer".

BUT, you'll also get CZ getting SHORTER.
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