fossilesque@mander.xyz to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoDistorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes dowww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down15
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkDistorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes dowww.livescience.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareJohnDClaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhat’s the actual connection to gravity? Lots of things bend light, such as differences in the density of the medium. If I recall correctly, this one uses lots of little pockets of different density to bend the light? But I could be misremembering.
What’s the actual connection to gravity? Lots of things bend light, such as differences in the density of the medium. If I recall correctly, this one uses lots of little pockets of different density to bend the light? But I could be misremembering.