This is the snippet from Brian Greene's Elegant Universe. It deals with Einstein's general theory of relativity, and the notion of warped space-time leading to what we call gravity. There are some very good graphics which help us get some pictures in our heads as to how this all works. I encourage you to watch it, and also the 'how to' video below that has to do with relativity and the principle of equivalence, to see how Einstein reasoned light is bent by gravity.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Einstein's View of Gravity in General Relativity
We know a bit about gravity, and the fact that all masses attract all other masses. Newton figured this out in the 17th century. However, Newton never understood where gravity came from. We had to wait nearly 300 years before Einstein proposed the General Theory of Relativity, and the notion of 'warped space-time.' Check out this clip from Brian Greene's Elegant Universe.
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general relativity,
gravity,
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