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Space(time) tells matter how to move; matter tells space(time) how to curve

by astronut Oct 27, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

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This is John Wheeler’s succinct summary of general relativity – which was Einstein’s idea.

Space(time) tells matter how to move; matter tells space(time) how to curve

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Munch on October 28, 2020 at 11:44 pm
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Idea: Space(time) tells matter how to move; matter tells space(time) how to curve
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbPWYjnQIO...
The next Einstein, and Wheeler, need to think SMALL…

Quantum Gravity
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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Mickey on October 28, 2020 at 8:22 pm
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Was a great idea… til quantum mechanics.

general relativity - IdeaMill
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General relativity is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. According to general relativity, the observed

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sunnyjim on October 27, 2020 at 2:20 pm
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Idea: Space(time) tells matter how to move; matter tells space(time) how to curve
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Gravity isn’t a force, and Einstein was wrong – just still the best explanation we have at the moment.

Sorry, Albert: Physics that challenges Einstein
Link: https://www.newscientist.com/rou

The special theory of relativity is one of the most successful theories of modern physics – but one of its assumptions is way off-beam

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Miss Entropic on October 27, 2020 at 12:18 pm
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Can it uncurve though? I guess you would need something with negative mass in order to flatten it back out again, no?

Ask Ethan: If Mass Curves Spacetime, How Does It Un-Curve Again?
Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sta

If spacetime is like a fabric, and mass bends it, what flattens it back out again?

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