# Einstein's equations reveal how gravity could break, reconnect, and release energy

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-11-10 10:40 UTC · Category: Science

## Executive Summary
Physicists Luca Comisso and Felipe A. Asenjo calculate that Einstein's equations allow gravitational fields to break and reconnect like solar magnetic fields, a process they call gravitational reconnection that could transfer energy from gravity to matter.

## Intelligence Brief
Physicists Luca Comisso of Columbia University and Felipe A. Asenjo of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile have found that Einstein's equations of general relativity permit gravitational fields to break and reconnect in a process they term gravitational reconnection, according to calculations published in Physical Review D. The researchers reexamined Einstein's equations using a mathematical formulation that reveals similarities between gravity and electromagnetism, discovering that under certain conditions gravitational field connections can break down and reconnect in new configurations, allowing energy to flow from the gravitational field into matter.


Comisso stressed this is not new physics. "We are not modifying general relativity or introducing new physics beyond it," he said. "Rather, we are identifying physical principles that have remained unrecognized for more than a century." The work builds on an earlier paper with Maricarmen A. Winkler of Adolfo Ibáñez University showing gravitational fields can behave as though their connections are frozen in place, preserving links between regions as spacetime evolves — mirroring magnetic fields in plasma where field lines stay connected even as plasma flows.


Because gravity operates in four-dimensional spacetime, the researchers describe it with field "sheets" rather than lines. "Adding one dimension to a line gives you a plane," Comisso explained. These sheets are a mathematical picture, not physical surfaces that literally tear; their reconnection describes a way for the gravitational field to hand energy to matter. The team realized the close analogy to magnetic reconnection only after working through calculations "step by step at the blackboard."


Researchers believe the connection could give new insight into gravity under extreme conditions, including black hole collisions where spacetime undergoes severe distortions that make even powerful computer simulations hard to interpret. The approach could help identify fundamental rules governing gravitational fields in those regions. The next step involves seeking observational evidence in astrophysical phenomena and gravitational wave signals from observatories like LIGO, which has already detected waves from black hole mergers. For now, gravitational reconnection remains a theoretical result whose operation under astrophysical conditions and observability still need to be established.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
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| Around Prague | Physicists Say Gravity Could Break and Reconnect Like the Sun's Magnetic Fields | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxQbWZFSFVBTGg2M2YyNTMzd19NSTNid19hUU5YYngxZWhPVTBEV1l3YUFHankxOEM3cnFOODNWYlNha2I3cEtTc0VBX3dHSWhJcHdqc0VJS3hYako3cVE3VWRscWRXR2NkaGtvUWhmU0UwWkJka0g0aHJuUE1UQTdfTnNLSDl2aWh5S2pUMXVIaEhWbl9OZUktb2VjeXlLVjR6WXZmb09Cc3oySUZHektOVGJRMS1maW1aSnE4?oc=5) |
| JournalArta | Einstein’s Equations Suggest Gravity Can Break and Reconnect, Physicists Say | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxQcHBiSWtDZDl2djEwR09EVFRpSG9ZczFzUzREUzV0NkdmQkVxczB1TTZUQXU4MTlGMEI5ZWljRjJINlRIVGhDeFBRRkhWajBWZVBfWjNadmNYNzNPckptRjVheS1jbmRnVHItYnBVcUppVDc3ekxNZklYRm1XdHJsMVRVeXBvOGNKNlV5aXVxSHV6LVE?oc=5) |
| Live Science | Hidden 'sheets' of gravity can tear and reconnect like the sun's magnetic field does, Einstein's equations suggest | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggJBVV95cUxOVHBEQmNaYTRpTjZaUTJhRXI4WTNFZXIwZ0FXLTZpOUg4NkV0X2lVdnRKOXNwSGw1NWM4aUp1T1JKZ3RDS25PeVpQM1Z1TFF5OGFMNE5qdGJvN3J0U0FLaTIyWC1ORTJjem9tdWNmVk4xblVOSVFaRTI4OXpXQjVBczlEOGd2NXA3a1lJYmItekNYS0NtaENWV1FJWkw5Y3JLR3hScy1kb1ZNa2VZMkt4Yndrc0hvRHE0LWJ4aF9jZXhKOU9ZUlp4NEVDcFJqQmVfYUVkOU9oVU9YdktXQm9NdXhOcG9NZXktaWZxeUVaY3A5c0VIR0NBaGRLRDlIM0ZRVkE?oc=5) |
| Ammon News | Einstein’s equations reveal an unusual new way space-time can transfer energy | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiT0FVX3lxTFBFcTRVZDYzS0FkX0cxNDFLWWZnbE9aamZTS3cydXFoNXdmRUc5UXY5eWdSY0lsSC1qS2M1cG1HNW14MkRNeTVxTGVNT1AyYVU?oc=5) |
| ScienceAlert | Einstein's Equations Reveal Gravity Can Break And Reconnect Like Magnetic Fields | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxOdWVDbkV2V2l6UktXM00xTDZKdTBWRGh0Umo2Mm5GUkVZLTYtV0lqZ0QzYzA5cXdQaWUzRk4zSTZESDlSbDFMM0NUY09Nd1FTaVBCaE9sS3c1RGJfTEpsY1FTMFBGcExUOFQzMktvT2E3V1dVaHJ1X0o3NWJHUmhrdjdSOGE0SWg4SU9lRlJMRm5LMFM3NW5ZUGN1LXlCUVVTMWlKX0N2MVBSaWZ2?oc=5) |
| Inkorr | Physicists Uncover a Novel Energy Transfer Process in Einstein’s Equations: Gravitational Capture | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxNaXBmNFhBQWdBZUpwdk1SU3RyTUp6ekxITDB5Y3VkWmY2U1J4YUpNNkJHY3I2blFHdDZTLUJoMXBkS0gxNVBBSzJLUEJzblVTNG4xSUVEN3FPNUpYX01iVVJkdmFOaFQ2MGxud3luNmI0NjZwRDRSNDRMOUNscGRITnpNaU1FdjlJZ0NsX0h5WDVUVG1BQ3B5TUxYU0xnMzBnMldjYjJjdjhVcXMxaUFKWGlNSTlqQXg0S0RmUEM5NFhMUE9XVkRBRNIBzgFBVV95cUxNVTdFTlZSd2lXSl9FdmpheWwzd3p4REFlbWhLeXQ1ZXUzVVN0aURtT1BjZXVwLWQ1VjV4R1p6cUVCNEw3YnBveDQwbk5wMjlDeXlKbmloQTRNZlIwSEh6RG9zTnpuR19IbFkzcDV1ZTZFU2tUZ000b0t4SXBCUTZPam5SSTVIVFl0VDh) |
| UA.NEWS | Physicists describe gravitational reconnection in Einstein’s equations — ScienceDaily | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxOaHdyRFMyeTZIMU4zN1VxZzRmZmRMdjJpODVibGxCUDktNnllUWI3WVVQWXBPdkx1MnAyZ1l1VDBxMVMtbl9ETFMweEd0Qk1ZVVh6YVhuOVBSSkIwOXc3WmxQQ015OFl5RXJsMlVrdFZZbDVtVUo5NWZNWVpXSUhUOVhHRUlfX19XMW9tOXZiV1BtRTFjOHJXZklRU2VESVFxckxOT0hJMl9menNrcHhVcXBFUXlHUmZFZVRF?oc=5) |
| Ammon News | Einstein’s equations reveal an unusual new way space-time can transfer energy | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiTkFVX3lxTE54ZXd3QWNpWnNHNkxUUUZocW5qQzdfVUlsZ3BZRTJmOXh6aUZMME9BNUZWYmVMUm11ck9ReDB6cnNnQnZ4ZkVlcHdhaFJmZw?oc=5) |
| Science Daily | Einstein's equations reveal how gravity could break, reconnect, and release energy | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMib0FVX3lxTFBRMm5aTEtPM2VDVGcxRXdpZlFNem5nNFpfWlpVWFdIeFljXzZhcTBablI4TjNIS2xvQWI4Q1JCM2NkelRVYmViTVI2OGI5ZHdTZ1dqa2w0S1ZWYXdSRVN6QjRBYThUMmNFS2tQcEJqTQ?oc=5) |

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