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Currently, Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity attributes gravity to smooth curves in the space-time fabric.
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Within them, matter is packed so tightly that, according to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, nothing can escape.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
Einstein’s general theory of relativity showed that mass and energy warp the geometry of space-time, carving out strange contours of the universe, which suddenly became a place that could begin or end.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Previous eclipses unveiled helium in the sun’s atmosphere in 1868 and helped to demonstrate the gravitational bending of light predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity in the early 20th century.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Within them, matter is packed so tightly that, according to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, nothing can escape.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
Einstein’s general theory of relativity showed that mass and energy warp the geometry of space-time, carving out strange contours of the universe, which suddenly became a place that could begin or end.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Previous eclipses unveiled helium in the sun’s atmosphere in 1868 and helped to demonstrate the gravitational bending of light predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity in the early 20th century.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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“General theory of relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20theory%20of%20relativity. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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