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relativity

[rel-uh-tiv-i-tee] / ˌrɛl əˈtɪv ɪ ti /








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While speculative extensions of physics — such as exotic forms of matter or modifications of general relativity — have been proposed to support such structures, they remain untested and highly conjectural.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

But those same analyses also made clear how speculative the idea was: within general relativity, such a journey is forbidden.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

That discovery created one of the first meaningful links between string theory and general relativity.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Before 1970, my research on general relativity had concentrated mainly on the question of whether or not there had been a big bang singularity.

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




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