The general theory of relativity. Part 1: The equivalence principle @drdaviddarling
The general theory of relativity. Part 1: The equivalence principle  @drdaviddarling
Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The general theory of relativity is Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, which describes gravitational forces in terms of the curvature of spacetime caused by the presence of mass. As the American physicist John Wheeler put it: "Space tells matter how to move; matter tells space how to curve".

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