Speculative General Relativity/Gravitational Physics

Effective Young's Modulus of Spacetime

Calculation of spacetime stiffness using LIGO gravitational wave strain data, resulting in ~1.3 * 10^31 Pa.

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Frequency-Dependent Spacetime Stiffness

Forbes argues that spacetime's Young's modulus falls as gravitational-wave frequency rises, so high-frequency manipulation would need far less energy and could move an aircraft without forming a black hole.