general relativity

standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About general relativity

General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in May 1916 and is the accepted description of the gravitation of macroscopic objects in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and refines Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or four-dimensional spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy, momentum, and stress of whatever is present, including matter and radiation. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of second-order partial differential equations. John Archibald Wheeler summarized it: "Space-time tells matter how to move; matter tells space-time how to curve."

0

members

1

here now

Inception: 1916

Everything about general relativity →

general relativity

standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Not who you're looking for? Others named general relativity: 1984 graduate textbook by Robert M. Wald

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About general relativity

General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in May 1916 and is the accepted description of the gravitation of macroscopic objects in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and refines Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or four-dimensional spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy, momentum, and stress of whatever is present, including matter and radiation. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of second-order partial differential equations. John Archibald Wheeler summarized it: "Space-time tells matter how to move; matter tells space-time how to curve."

0

members

1

here now

Inception: 1916

Everything about general relativity →

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Join the room

Not who you're looking for? Others named general relativity: 1984 graduate textbook by Robert M. Wald