Question

Let say we have some water in the sink and open the closure.. The water starts to move towards it in a whirpool like manner.. If we have a table tennis ball and leave it near the hole of the sink it will rotate like a planet instead move right towards the hole... If we suddenly open up more the hole the water will start to move faster towards the hole but even the water moves towards the hole the orbiting ball will still be able to detect the change of the water speed due to the hole of the sink being openned more... Can this be compared with gravitational waves where even the spacetime tissue moves towards the BH binary star the orbiting planet is still in position to detect this sudden perturbance moving in opposite direction regarding spacetime tissue simmilarely as the table tennis ball get the perturbance moving in oposite direction than the water moving in direcion of the sink hole?

A) Yes, both scenarios exhibit a similar principle of perturbance detection in a changing gravitational field.
B) No, the dynamics of sink water and celestial bodies under gravitational waves are fundamentally different phenomena.
C) Partially, while there are similarities, the scale and underlying principles of the scenarios differ significantly.
D) There's not enough information to draw a comparison between the sink scenario and the effects of gravitational waves on celestial bodies.

Answer 1

No, the dynamics of sink water and celestial bodies under gravitational waves are fundamentally different phenomena.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scenarios of water in a sink and celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational waves are fundamentally different phenomena, so the answer is B) No, the dynamics of sink water and celestial bodies under gravitational waves are fundamentally different phenomena. In the sink scenario, the movement of the water is caused by the force of gravity pulling it towards the hole in the sink.

The rotation of the ball is due to the movement of the water around it. However, in the case of gravitational waves, they are created by the rearrangement of matter in space and propagate at the speed of light, causing distortions in the fabric of spacetime.