theory of relativity
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The theory of relativity is a fundamental framework in physics, developed by Albert Einstein, that revolutionized our understanding of space, time, gravity, and motion.
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| instanceOf |
physical theory
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scientific theory → |
| contradicts |
Newtonian absolute time
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| coreConcept |
Einstein field equations
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Lorentz transformations → Minkowski space-time → curvature of space-time → equivalence principle → geodesics in curved space-time → gravitational time dilation → invariance of the speed of light → length contraction → mass–energy equivalence → relativity of simultaneity → space-time continuum → time dilation → |
| developer |
Albert Einstein
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| extends |
classical mechanics at high velocities
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| field |
physics
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| focusesOn |
gravity
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motion → space → time → |
| foundedOn |
postulate of constancy of the speed of light
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principle of relativity → |
| hasPart |
general relativity
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special relativity → |
| influenced |
modern physics
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philosophy of space and time → |
| languageOfFormulation |
mathematics
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| mathematicalFramework |
differential geometry
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tensor calculus → |
| predicts |
black holes
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cosmological expansion models → gravitational lensing → gravitational waves → mass–energy equivalence effects → perihelion precession of Mercury → time dilation in gravitational fields → |
| reducesTo |
Newtonian mechanics at low velocities
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| revolutionized |
understanding of gravity
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understanding of motion → understanding of space-time → |
| usedIn |
GPS technology
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astrophysics → cosmology → high-energy accelerator physics → particle physics → |
| yearGeneralRelativityCompleted |
1915
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| yearProposed |
1905
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein ("general relativity") → |
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Newtonian gravitational constant G
("general relativity")
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On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
("Relativity: The Special and the General Theory")
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citedBy |
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Maxwell's equations
("special relativity")
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compatibleWith |
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Schwarzschild black hole
("general relativity")
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describedByTheory |
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Kretschmann scalar
("general relativity")
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field |
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Arnold Sommerfeld
("relativity theory")
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fieldOfWork |
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Nash embedding theorem
("general relativity")
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theory of relativity
("general relativity")
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hasPart |
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Max von Laue
("Relativitätstheorie")
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hasWork |
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hypothesis of the primeval atom
("Einstein’s theory of general relativity")
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influencedBy |
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Philosophical Foundations of Physics
("relativity theory")
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mainSubject |
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Riemannian manifold
("general relativity")
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usedIn |