general relativity
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General relativity is Albert Einstein’s theory of gravitation that describes gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy, successfully explaining phenomena from planetary orbits to black holes and gravitational waves.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| general relativity canonical | 122 |
| general theory of relativity | 6 |
| Einstein's theory of general relativity | 1 |
| general theory of relativity (mathematical foundations) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geometric theory of gravity
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physical theory ⓘ relativistic field theory ⓘ theory of gravitation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
high velocities
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strong gravitational fields ⓘ |
| assumes |
constancy of speed of light locally
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local Lorentz invariance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
equivalence principle
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principle of general covariance ⓘ |
| coreEquation | Einstein field equations ⓘ |
| describes |
gravitation
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gravity as curvature of spacetime ⓘ |
| domain |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ macroscopic scales ⓘ |
| field |
gravitational physics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Albert Einstein ⓘ |
| generalizes | special relativity ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Einstein’s 1907 equivalence principle paper
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Einstein’s 1911 gravitational redshift work ⓘ |
| includes |
FLRW cosmological models
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surface form:
Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric
Kerr metric ⓘ Reissner–Nordström metric ⓘ Schwarzschild black hole ⓘ
surface form:
Schwarzschild solution
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| incompatibleWith | standard formulation of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| mathematicalFramework |
Riemannian manifolds
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surface form:
Riemannian geometry
differential geometry ⓘ |
| motivates | search for quantum gravity ⓘ |
| predicts |
bending of light by gravity
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black holes ⓘ cosmological expansion solutions ⓘ frame dragging ⓘ gravitational redshift ⓘ gravitational time dilation ⓘ gravitational waves ⓘ perihelion precession of Mercury ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| relates | spacetime curvature to energy-momentum ⓘ |
| replaces |
Newtonian mechanics
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surface form:
Newtonian theory of gravitation
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| testedBy |
Eddington 1919 solar eclipse expedition
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GPS time dilation corrections ⓘ Gravity Probe B experiment ⓘ LIGO Scientific Collaboration ⓘ
surface form:
LIGO gravitational wave detections
binary pulsar observations ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
curvature tensor
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geodesics ⓘ metric tensor ⓘ spacetime manifold ⓘ |
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general theory of relativity
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Einstein's theory of general relativity
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general theory of relativity
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Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
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general theory of relativity
"Über das Gravitationsfeld eines Massenpunktes nach der Einsteinschen Theorie"
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Über das Gravitationsfeld eines Massenpunktes nach der Einsteinschen Theorie
"Über das Gravitationsfeld eines Massenpunktes nach der Einsteinschen Theorie"
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Über das Gravitationsfeld eines Massenpunktes nach der Einsteinschen Theorie
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general theory of relativity
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Karl Schwarzschild