General Relativity

A relativistic theory of gravitation, here considered as the effect of the bending of spacetime in the presence of a mass. General relativity draws on a geometrical perspective according to which the presence of matter alters the structure of space and time, and, therefore, the movement of massive objects. General relativity encompasses and replaces Isaac Newton's law of gravitation, which represents its limit for low speeds (compared with light speed) and weak gravitational fields.

RELATED ARTICLESExplain
The Infinite Passport Glossary
Fundamental Interactions
Gravitation
General Relativity
Universal Gravitation
Mass
Graph of this discussion
Enter the title of your article


Enter a short (max 500 characters) summation of your article
Enter the main body of your article
Lock
+Comments (0)
+Citations (0)
+About
Enter comment

Select article text to quote
welcome text

First name   Last name 

Email

Skip