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RE: Gravitons

Whatever happened to the notion that gravity is a spacial displacement? Why is gravity sometimes referred to as consisting of waves, or particles when it iss not at all similar to light except for its speed. (And why is that?) Light is just the energy generated when electrons move to a higher orbit in theer atomic structure. Right? And according to recent theories, at least the ones that attempt to explain the universe being created by crashing "branes," gravity can cross the void between these phenomena but photons (or light waves) cannot. If there is no graviton, are we comparing macro with micro concepts like apples and oranges? This is all so confusing it's hard to ask about it coherently. A little help, please.

I'm still stuck on the concept of mass. I think I've asked about under every topic in this forum.


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