What does Einstein's Equation of General Relativity relate to?

General Relativity is the field equation that Einstein developed to deal with changing frames of reference in the case of gravity. He had already worked with velocity and decided to work on acceleration afterwards. He noticed that gravity and acceleration worked the same, and his field theory equation showed they did exactly that. If you are in an accelerating frame, you cannot tell the difference from gravity, unless you have some visual clue. Artificial gravity can be created in space by creating a rotating hub.

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Joseph A. Robitaille

good question and the answer could of had a lot more information added..

joan musicmasters

fishrmn, Not everyone went to your school. I went to excellent private schools - elementary, high, and college - and I never learned this. I'll bet there are a lot of things you don't know, as well, like good manners and being considerate of the feelings of others...

Ed Taber

And he did it with paper and pencil, now billions are spent on facilities just to prove his theories.

Hernan Pons

Joseph A. Robitaille, could have

J. G. Campbell

It's a theory, not an equation. And actually involves several equations

russaird

Joseph A. Robitaille, Could have had NOT could of had....

Marie Mastrain Suppa

Wow 😮 I thought about it and aced it

ssusiesfire

Most of these questions can be answered if you just look and figure each answer, will or will not is not really hard

Yevette Allen

Got it

nmcgirt

Got it !

Caroline Wolter Hall

Good question and one that people need to know. Answers are ALWAYS from Wikipedia, and they are not right a great deal of the time. Unfortunately, Wiki balks at using primary sources. I insist on primary sources + books in my book. I confirm everything I write at least 3 times.

hdfernandez

Got it

thevoyers

thevoyers, oh yea and the miniseries about Albert Einstein, especially how they duplicated his thoughts with the moving train going faster and faster.