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If a photon passes through a region of space, will that region of space exert a gravitational pull on a particle outside it? (lemm.ee)
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Also, would a region of space where light spends more time traversing it become more massive than a similar region of space where light doesn't spend that much time all else being equal?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It wouldn’t really be noticeable in practice.

Ah, I wonder though if such miniscule effects (if they really are true) would produce any effects on galaxy evolution. Even small effects can be enhanced if multiplied by billions of years.