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aidbo

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9. a fun video helpful in visualizing space-time warping.

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Wed Nov 25, 2015, 03:33 PM

Nov 2015

but remember, this is just a 2D analogy..

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Einstein's theory of general relativity is turning 100 years old. [View all] aidbo Nov 2015 OP

Will watch with great interest. longship Nov 2015 #1

How about Poincaré and Riemann, respectively? n/t xocet Nov 2015 #2

Let us also not forget Emmy Noether aidbo Nov 2015 #4

True... xocet Nov 2015 #6

Yup! Them, too. longship Nov 2015 #5

So...are you up for a relevant but bad mathematics joke? If not, don't read below... xocet Nov 2015 #7

Oh boy. longship Nov 2015 #8

They mostly use local coordinates... n/t xocet Nov 2015 #11

Not a long time, relatively speaking... Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #3

You have a warped sense of humor. aidbo Nov 2015 #10

a fun video helpful in visualizing space-time warping. aidbo Nov 2015 #9

Two hours of Einstein tonight on PBS Nova. longship Nov 2015 #12

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