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His general theory of relativity predicted that light could bend and brighten around objects across the cosmos.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon is named after Albert Einstein, because his general theory of relativity predicts that light will bend around objects in space, focusing the light like a massive lens.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
The existence of black holes was a dubious prediction of the general theory of relativity, which Einstein developed a little over a century ago.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2020
Gravitational redshift is an effect resulting from the mass of the white dwarf warping the space around it, in accordance with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which results in the wavelength of the white dwarf's light becoming stretched.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon is named after Albert Einstein, because his general theory of relativity predicts that light will bend around objects in space, focusing the light like a massive lens.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
The existence of black holes was a dubious prediction of the general theory of relativity, which Einstein developed a little over a century ago.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2020
Gravitational redshift is an effect resulting from the mass of the white dwarf warping the space around it, in accordance with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which results in the wavelength of the white dwarf's light becoming stretched.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 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 20 Feb. 2025.
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