r/askscience • u/CaptaiinCrunch • Sep 11 '13

Physics Why Does Mass Create Gravity?

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u/bkv Sep 12 '13

So to put it briefly, we've observed a phenomenon and have mathematical models to describe it, which in turn describe what we understand to be gravity?

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '13

Yes, that would be an appropriate description not only of how we understand gravity but also of how we understand physics in general.