general relativity

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Gravity
gptkbp:applies_to large-scale structures
gptkbp:based_on principle of equivalence
gptkbp:describes gravitational interaction
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:explains black holes
cosmic expansion
gravitational phenomena
gptkbp:has_achieved gptkb:gravitational_waves
bending of light
gptkbp:has_applications_in gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
GPS technology
gptkbp:has_limitations strong gravitational fields
quantum scales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label general relativity
gptkbp:illustrated_by gptkb:Einstein's_elevator_thought_experiment
the twin paradox
the rubber sheet analogy
gptkbp:influenced_by Riemannian geometry
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:string_theory
loop quantum gravity
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:scientific_community
gptkbp:is_challenged_by alternative theories of gravity
modified gravity theories
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of quantum integration
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Einstein's_field_equations
curvature of spacetime
popular documentaries
gptkbp:is_discussed_in popular science books
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:thought_experiments
gptkb:literature
science fiction literature
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to modern physics
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:philosophy_of_science
gptkbp:is_recognized_as one of the pillars of modern physics
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:supermassive_black_hole
time dilation
event horizon
frame dragging
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:is_supported_by empirical evidence
gptkbp:is_taught_in university physics courses
gptkbp:is_tested_for gravitational lensing
LIGO experiments
observations of Mercury's orbit
gptkbp:is_used_in satellite navigation systems
GPS calculations
astrophysical simulations
gptkbp:key understanding dark energy
understanding the universe
understanding dark matter
understanding black hole thermodynamics
understanding gravitational collapse
understanding cosmological models
understanding the Big Bang theory
gptkbp:published_in 1915
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:space
gptkbp:replaced_by Newtonian gravity
gptkbp:replaces gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
gptkbp:utilizes tensor calculus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_C._Tolman
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkb:George_Kistiakowsky
gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3