Einstein's field equations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Einstein's_field_equations
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf system of equations
gptkbp:basisFor modern gravitational theory
gptkbp:category physics equations
gptkbp:describes gravitational field
gptkbp:dimensions four-dimensional spacetime
gptkbp:expressedIn G_{μν} + Λg_{μν} = (8πG/c^4) T_{μν}
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
1915
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkbp:hasTerm gptkb:cosmological_constant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Einstein's field equations
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:special_relativity
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
gptkb:Mach's_principle
gptkbp:mathematicalObject tensor equation
gptkbp:numberOfEquations 10
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Annalen_der_Physik
gptkbp:relatedTo energy-momentum tensor
spacetime curvature
gptkbp:solutionIncludes gptkb:Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker_metric
gptkb:Kerr_metric
gptkb:Reissner–Nordström_metric
gptkb:Schwarzschild_solution
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:EFE
gptkbp:type second-order partial differential equations
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
black hole physics
gravitational wave research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unified_field_theory
gptkb:singularity_theorems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4