Sentences with phrase «consequence of relativity»

But listen, black holes are also a consequence of relativity, yet few people believed they existed when you were alive.

This is the first consequence of relativity in relation to the planet, to which we have to become adjusted.

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Missing the full import of the doctrine of relativity is a matter of no small consequence; for Whitehead, it must be remembered, strove, with considerable success, to have his metaphysical principles presuppose each the others (PR 5, 9).

That is the first important consequence of Einstein's theory of relativity.

The physical emptiness of the future is another inevitable consequence of special relativity.

One of the most important scientific consequences of detecting a black - hole merger would be confirmation that black holes really do exist — at least as the perfectly round objects made of pure, empty, warped space - time that are predicted by general relativity.

First predicted by Einstein more than a century ago as a consequence of his theory of general relativity, gravitational waves were long thought to be beyond observational reach — if not entirely nonexistent.

Had relativity theory, with its bizarre consequences like time dilation, not played a central role in the design of the accelerators, the machines would simply not work.

Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina and staff editor Kate Wong talk about the contents of the August issue, including articles on some of the odd consequences of general relativity, life as a Neanderthal, and the latest research on celiac disease.

Steve: It's just fun reading, but all the things discussed in the article are real and necessary consequences of general relativity?

Famous for swallowing anything they encounter and allowing nothing to escape, black holes are probably the most bizarre astrophysical consequences of general relativity.

Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by dramatic events in the universe, such as merging black holes, and predicted as a consequence of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity — carry information about their origins and about the nature of gravity that can not otherwise be obtained.