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History major, so no math in the answer, please. :) Since Einstein says that what we think of as gravity is actually the curvature of space-time, does that mean that the density of gravitons in an area of space governs the degree to which that area of space is curved? If so, doesn't that mean that gravity is only positive or negative (anti) depending on which side of the emission source you're on? In other words, if (by some thought experiment means) you could emit and focus a stream of gravitons from a spacecraft onto a focal point directly ahead of the ship, wouldn't you have the equivalent of anti gravity, and wouldn't the ship "fall" in the direction of this stream?
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