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Does a magnet distort space just like matter distorts space to create gravity ?

April 26, 2017Astronomy create distort distorts gravity magnet Mathematics

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Does a magnet distort space just like matter distorts space to create gravity ?

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Only gravity is considered to distort space, as far as I know. This is what allows light rays to be bent by gravity even though light has no mass. I never heard of strong magnetic fields bending light, so I don’t see how warped space could be involved.