Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity posits that space and time are interconnected, forming a “fabric” that is affected by massive objects.
What is the General Theory of Relativity? The General Theory of Relativity (in English: general relativity) is the geometric theory of gravitation formulated by physicist Albert Einstein in 1915. It is currently regarded as the most successful theory describing gravitation in modern physics. The General Theory of Relativity unifies the Special Theory of Relativity and Newton’s law of universal gravitation. It describes gravity (gravitational field) as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. Notably, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy and momentum of matter and radiation. This relationship is expressed through the Einstein field equations, a system of nonlinear partial differential equations. |
