relativity
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Einstein's theory of general relativity predicted that a spinning black hole would drag spacetime along with it, twisting it in a way that changes the orbits of the surrounding stars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster -- and test out Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is also surprisingly simple, relying on only a handful of adjustable parameters and a small number of assumptions within the framework of general relativity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Months later at a Manhattan dinner with Neil Vogel, then-CEO of About.com, Roberts explained the theory of relativity over many bottles of wine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
It’s like all of us on this train are part of an Einstein relativity experiment—every American has been hurtling through space at the speed of light except us.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
That's not entirely true of course, but consider the relativities.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2015
He seems to be savoring his island idyl as if the relativities of war, chance and change had already foreclosed it, as indeed they subsequently did.
From Time Magazine Archive
These cycles are the eternal rounds of MAYA, the contrasts and relativities of the phenomenal universe.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
We have seen that this is generally accepted as true of the relativities of sense-perception.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry
But a revision of the relativities was necessary.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
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