Sentences with phrase «curvature of spacetime»

Einstein's theory of gravitation implies that this energy must produce an infinite gravitational curvature of spacetime — something we most definitely do not observe.

The major reason is that Einstein's principle of equivalence, which correlates and consolidates the concepts of inertial and gravitational mass and which in turn introduces the curvature of spacetime in the general theory, has no analogue in Whitehead's theory.9 But perhaps more importantly for the purposes of this essay, Einstein's entire approach in special relativity presumes that the nature of causality in the universe has a direct bearing upon spatio — temporal structure.

It took Einstein to see that and develop the view of gravity as the curvature of spacetime induced by the presence of mass.

This behavior relies on the curvature of spacetime and will provide insight into the luminous and dark matter in the lensing galaxy.

These equations work well until an observer reaches the center or singularity, where in theoretical calculations the curvature of spacetime becomes infinite.

It will not solve the mystery of what goes on inside the black hole, but will at least verify one of the predictions enshrined in current theory: «General Relativity describes gravity as the geometry or curvature of spacetime.

If another object travels past the massive object, the curvature of spacetime will deflect its direction of motion — like a marble rolling past the bowling ball.

In a nutshell, Einsteinian gravity treats space and time as two of the same — four - dimensional «spacetime» where time is another dimension incorporated into the three dimensions of space — and matter influences the curvature of spacetime while the curvature of spacetime influences the motion of matter.

Kramer and his colleagues are trying to do just that: «We can test many different aspects, among them the characteristics of gravitational waves, the propagation of light in gravitational fields, the fact that clocks go slower near massive bodies, the curvature of spacetime, etc..

Classical Newtonian gravity assumes space and time are separate dimensions and does not include the effects of the curvature of spacetime.

On Jan. 4, the Laser Interferometry Gravitational - wave Observatory (LIGO) picked up a barely perceptible signal that scientists quickly determined to be a gravitational wave — a ripple of energy passing through the curvature of spacetime.