Is relativity an approximation?
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Is relativity an approximation?
The modern theories of special and general relativity have their origins in the problems associated with the way electromagnetic waves appear to observers in motion.” Yet, this principle is an approximation and is generally limited to motions with sufficiently low accelerations.
How did Einstein derive field equations?
Einstein made two heuristic and physically insightful steps. The first was to obtain the field equations in vacuum in a rather geometric fashion. The second step was obtaining the field equations in the presence of matter from the field equations in vacuum.
Why 100 if I were wrong one would have been enough?
If I were wrong, one would have been enough. [In response to the book “Hundred Authors Against Einstein”]”
What is an Einstein field equation spacetime?
Solutions of the Einstein field equations are spacetimes that result from solving the Einstein field equations (EFE) of general relativity. Solving the field equations actually gives a Lorentz manifold.
How do you find the solution to Einstein field equations?
One can also discover new solutions of the Einstein field equations via the method of orthonormal frames as pioneered by Ellis and MacCallum. In this approach, the Einstein field equations are reduced to a set of coupled, nonlinear, ordinary differential equations.
How many Einstein field equations are derived from quantum geometry?
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Why did Einstein add the cosmological constant to the field equations?
Einstein modified his original field equations to include a cosmological constant term Λ proportional to the metric. Since Λ is constant, the energy conservation law is unaffected. The cosmological constant term was originally introduced by Einstein to allow for a universe that is not expanding or contracting.