general theory of relativity

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Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts that these spacetime pathways can form under intensely bending, rotating space—such as around a spinning black hole. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 Albert Einstein first predicted there were ripples in spacetime produced by the most violent events in the universe in 1916 as a consequence of his general theory of relativity. Nathaniel Janowitz, Wired News, 12 June 2026 And that those speeds exceed what a dark matter-rich cosmology operating under Einstein’s general theory of relativity would predict, where cluster collision speeds more typically cap out around 4000 km/s or so. Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026 In his general theory of relativity, Einstein described space-time as a four-dimensional manifold, and gravity as that manifold’s curvature. Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general theory of relativity

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1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general theory of relativity was in 1921

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