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General theory of relativity (view source)
Revision as of 01:37, April 12, 2015
, 01:37, April 12, 2015How to say that "relativity" is a more "general" subject than "general relativity"? Anyone want to try to improve that first sentence?
''See [[Theory of Relativity]]'' for a comprehensive treatment of this topic.''
''See [[Theory of Relativity]]'' for a more "general" description of relativity.''
The '''General Theory of Relativity''' is an extension of [[Special theory of relativity|special relativity]], dealing with curved coordinate systems, accelerating frames of reference, curvilinear motion, and curvature of spacetime itself. It could be said that general relativity is to special relativity as vector calculus is to vector algebra. General relativity is best known for its formulation of gravity as a [[fictitious force]] arising from the curvature of spacetime. In fact, "general relativity" and "Einstein's formulation of gravity" are nearly synonymous in many people's minds.
The '''General Theory of Relativity''' is an extension of [[Special theory of relativity|special relativity]], dealing with curved coordinate systems, accelerating frames of reference, curvilinear motion, and curvature of spacetime itself. It could be said that general relativity is to special relativity as vector calculus is to vector algebra. General relativity is best known for its formulation of gravity as a [[fictitious force]] arising from the curvature of spacetime. In fact, "general relativity" and "Einstein's formulation of gravity" are nearly synonymous in many people's minds.