Definisjon av theory of relativity

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theory of relativity - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity
scientific theory a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
einstein's general theory of relativity, general relativity, general relativity theory, general theory of relativity a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
einstein's special theory of relativity, special relativity, special relativity theory, special theory of relativity a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
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theory of relativity - The generic term of the special relativity and the general relativity, two theories in physics developed mainly by Albert Einstein at the beginning of the 20th century from which several important results such as the equivalence of matter and energy and the Einstein field equations are derived.

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  • theory of relativity
    Theory of Albert Einstein, composed by two scientific theories in physics: special relativity and general relativity. These theories were conceived in order to explain the fact that electromagnetic waves do not conform to the Newtonian laws for motion (source: Wikipedia).

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