Understanding General Relativity and Frame Dragging

What does Einstein's theory of General Relativity suggest about the nature of gravity?

• Gravity is the result of objects warping space and time.

• Gravity is a force that pulls objects together.

• Gravity is a constant force throughout the universe.

• Gravity is only significant in large-scale systems.

What is the Lense-Thirring effect?

• The bending of light around massive objects.

• The warping of space-time by massive objects.

• The effect of gravity on light.

• The dragging of space-time by a spinning object.

What was the primary purpose of NASA's Gravity Probe B mission?

• To study the atmosphere's impact on space-time.

• To measure the precession caused by frame dragging.

• To observe the effects of solar radiation on satellites.

• To measure the Earth's gravitational pull.

In the binary star system observed, what role does the neutron star play?

• It remains unaffected by the white dwarf's rotation.

• It absorbs the white dwarf's energy.

• It emits beams of electromagnetic radiation.

• It acts as a stationary reference point.

How did scientists confirm the frame dragging effect in the binary star system?

• By measuring the light emitted by the white dwarf.

• By observing the neutron star's pulse timing variations.

• By calculating the mass of the neutron star.

• By analyzing the gravitational waves emitted.