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the state of having a relation to or connection with or being necessarily reliant upon something else
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The challenge for theorists is to find ways to unite the disparate theories of relativity and quantum mechanics in a theory of ‘loop’ quantum gravity that correctly predicts observations.
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024
Because of effects explained by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, clocks tick ever-so-slightly faster on the Moon than on Earth, posing difficulties for communication and navigation.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Two different fields of physics—relativity and quantum theory—were coming together to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
On this day in 1905: A German physics journal published Albert Einstein’s paper that included his theory on special relativity, the relationship between energy and matter, which is expressed in the equation, E=mc2.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024
Because of effects explained by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, clocks tick ever-so-slightly faster on the Moon than on Earth, posing difficulties for communication and navigation.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Two different fields of physics—relativity and quantum theory—were coming together to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
On this day in 1905: A German physics journal published Albert Einstein’s paper that included his theory on special relativity, the relationship between energy and matter, which is expressed in the equation, E=mc2.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
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“Relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relativity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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