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Einstein’s general theory of relativity describes local curvature brilliantly.
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Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Regardless of how anyone might have felt about the new picture that Einstein’s greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity, brought along with it, the behavior of physical phenomena in the Universe doesn’t lie.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
And in 1915, Albert Einstein used them in his general theory of relativity, bringing them out of the realm of philosophical abstraction and into the real world.
—Paulina Rowińska, Wired News, 28 Dec. 2025
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
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Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Regardless of how anyone might have felt about the new picture that Einstein’s greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity, brought along with it, the behavior of physical phenomena in the Universe doesn’t lie.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
And in 1915, Albert Einstein used them in his general theory of relativity, bringing them out of the realm of philosophical abstraction and into the real world.
—Paulina Rowińska, Wired News, 28 Dec. 2025
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
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“General theory of relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20theory%20of%20relativity. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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