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    • Chapter 1
      • A Strange World
      • The Reality Question
      • The Evidence
      • Some Implications
      • Evaluation
      • Discussion
      • Summary Table
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      • References
    • Chapter 2.
      • The Primal Reality
      • Space as a Network
      • Time as Processing
      • Some Implications
      • Reinventing Physics
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 3.
      • What is Light?
      • The Quantum Wave
      • The Basic Process
      • Processing Spreads
      • Processing Restarts
      • Light Takes Every Path
      • Quantum Spin
      • Physics Revisited
      • Redefining Reality
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 4
      • What is Matter?
      • The Standard Model
      • Electrons and Neutrinos
      • Quarks
      • Fields Upon Fields
      • The Evolution of Matter
      • Other Matters
      • Cosmic Evolution
      • Summary Table
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    • Chapter 5.
      • Gravity Rules
      • Special Relativity
      • Matter Trembles
      • General Relativity
      • Electricity and Magnetism
      • Creating Order
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    • 1. The Evolution of Computing
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      • A Definition
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      • References
    • Review
      • Relevant
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    • Glossary
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  • Quantum Realism
    • Chapter 1
      • A Strange World
      • The Reality Question
      • The Evidence
      • Some Implications
      • Evaluation
      • Discussion
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 2.
      • The Primal Reality
      • Space as a Network
      • Time as Processing
      • Some Implications
      • Reinventing Physics
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 3.
      • What is Light?
      • The Quantum Wave
      • The Basic Process
      • Processing Spreads
      • Processing Restarts
      • Light Takes Every Path
      • Quantum Spin
      • Physics Revisited
      • Redefining Reality
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 4
      • What is Matter?
      • The Standard Model
      • Electrons and Neutrinos
      • Quarks
      • Fields Upon Fields
      • The Evolution of Matter
      • Other Matters
      • Cosmic Evolution
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 5.
      • Gravity Rules
      • Special Relativity
      • Matter Trembles
      • General Relativity
      • Electricity and Magnetism
      • Creating Order
      • What Next?
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7. Being The Observer
    • FAQ
    • Glossary
    • Links
    • Acknowledgements

QR5.1 Gravity Rules

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Everyone knows that gravity attracts but how does a lump of matter like the moon cause tides on the earth from hundreds of thousands of miles away? Gravity rules the universe at large, but exactly how simple matter changes space and time to cause gravity remains a mystery.

QR5.1.1. The Great Divide

QR5.1.2. Matter Changes Space and Time

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