Einstein's elevator thought experiment
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gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:general_relativity
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
an elevator in deep space
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| gptkbp:applies_to |
the study of black holes
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| gptkbp:curriculum |
physics education
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:Educational_Institution
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| gptkbp:depicts |
the equivalence principle
the nature of gravitational fields |
| gptkbp:example |
the use of imagination in science
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| gptkbp:exhibited_at |
how gravity can be mimicked by acceleration
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| gptkbp:first_introduced |
modern theories of quantum gravity
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| gptkbp:focuses_on |
concepts of acceleration and gravity
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| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
the understanding of spacetime
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| gptkbp:has_influence_on |
science fiction narratives
subsequent scientific thought experiments |
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Einstein's elevator thought experiment
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| gptkbp:illustrated_by |
diagrams and animations
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| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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| gptkbp:involves |
an observer inside a closed elevator
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| gptkbp:is_a_basis_for |
the nature of reality
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| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
thought experiments in physics
understanding gravitational interactions. |
| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
the curvature of spacetime
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
various scientific papers
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| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
inertial frames of reference
the concept of non-inertial frames |
| gptkbp:is_described_as |
the effects of gravity on light
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| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
popular science literature |
| gptkbp:is_divided_into |
an elevator falling freely
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| gptkbp:is_fundamental_to |
the study of cosmology
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| gptkbp:is_often_associated_with |
scientific debates
science communication efforts educational materials on relativity |
| gptkbp:is_often_compared_to |
other thought experiments in physics
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Einstein's broader theories on gravity
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| gptkbp:is_related_to |
gptkb:general_relativity
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| gptkbp:key |
modern physics
the understanding of gravitational waves the interplay between theory and experiment in physics |
| gptkbp:notable_recipients |
the field of theoretical physics
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| gptkbp:proposed_by |
a scenario involving acceleration and gravity
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| gptkbp:significance |
the development of theoretical physics
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:academic_research
public fascination philosophical discussions about science |
| gptkbp:suitable_for |
that free fall is indistinguishable from weightlessness
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| gptkbp:theory |
time dilation
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