100 Years of General Relativity
Δημοσιεύτηκε στις 16 Οκτ 2015
Robbert Dijkgraaf
Director and Leon Levy Professor
The
general theory of relativity, which Albert Einstein formulated 100
years ago, is one of the great pillars of modern physics. It is based on
profound and elegant principles that connect the physics of motion and
mass to the geometry of space and time. With Einstein’s equations, even
the universe itself became an object of study. Only now, after a century
of calculations and observations, the full power of this theory has
become visible, from black holes and gravitational lenses to the
practical use of GPS devices. The quest to find the ultimate nature of
reality continues, however. The laws of quantum theory suggest that in
the end space and time might all just be an illusion.
Director and Leon Levy Professor
The
general theory of relativity, which Albert Einstein formulated 100
years ago, is one of the great pillars of modern physics. It is based on
profound and elegant principles that connect the physics of motion and
mass to the geometry of space and time. With Einstein’s equations, even
the universe itself became an object of study. Only now, after a century
of calculations and observations, the full power of this theory has
become visible, from black holes and gravitational lenses to the
practical use of GPS devices. The quest to find the ultimate nature of
reality continues, however. The laws of quantum theory suggest that in
the end space and time might all just be an illusion.
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