curvature

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It describes the curvature of the quantum space through which electrons travel and influences many microscopic properties of materials.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Part of the problem was there was no camera directly on the line to show the curvature of the ball relative to the line.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

These two approaches struggle to coexist when particles move through curved spacetime while also influencing that curvature.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

All the matter in the star will be compressed into a region of zero volume, so the density of matter and the curvature of space-time become infinite.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking