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The '''general theory of relativity''' explains the phenomena of [[gravity]] as a an artifact of the geometry of space and time, which is not simply a [[Euclidean geometry]] but a [[Riemannian geometry]] that | {{subpages}} | ||
The '''general theory of relativity''' explains the phenomena of [[gravitation|gravity]] as a an artifact of the [[geometry]] of [[space]] and [[time]], which is not simply a [[Euclidean geometry]] but a [[Riemannian geometry]] that varies from location to location as it is affected by the presence of massive objects.<ref name=Tod/> The theory was proposed by [[Albert Einstein]] in 1915. An historical sketch of the theory and its experimental verification is found in the Introduction of Hughston and Tod.<ref name=Tod/> The work of [[Robert Pound]] provided the first experimental confirmation of the theory. | |||
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{{cite book |title=An Introduction to General Relativity |author= L. P. Hughston, K. P. Tod |chapter=Riemannian geometry |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2q5Rdjn0qfgC&pg=PA62 |isbn=052133943X |year=1990 |publisher=Cambridge University Press}} | {{cite book |title=An Introduction to General Relativity |author= L. P. Hughston, K. P. Tod |chapter=Riemannian geometry |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2q5Rdjn0qfgC&pg=PA62 |isbn=052133943X |year=1990 |publisher=Cambridge University Press}} | ||
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The general theory of relativity explains the phenomena of gravity as a an artifact of the geometry of space and time, which is not simply a Euclidean geometry but a Riemannian geometry that varies from location to location as it is affected by the presence of massive objects.[1] The theory was proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915. An historical sketch of the theory and its experimental verification is found in the Introduction of Hughston and Tod.[1] The work of Robert Pound provided the first experimental confirmation of the theory.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 L. P. Hughston, K. P. Tod (1990). “Riemannian geometry”, An Introduction to General Relativity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052133943X.