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From: jsgray@watmath.UUCP (Jan Gray)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Black holes and gravitons
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Date: Tue, 22-May-84 15:31:45 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 22 15:31:45 1984
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I am not a physicist, but my question is:

If gravitons are the exchange particle of gravity, and they move at the
speed of light, then how can we detect a black hole's gravity?  (Shouldn't
it "hold" down the gravitons too?)

I would also appreciate references to a good (layman's) text on such questions.

Jan Gray (jsgray@watmath.UUCP)   University of Waterloo   (519) 885-1211 x2730

"I'll say, Jan Gray is not the morning's eye,
 'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow..."