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Two Body Problem in GR: Formulation & Solution
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Angle independence of Michelson-Morley type experiments
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Special relativity particle observation puzzle
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Does velocity affect mass in physics experiments?
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Does light have its own gravity field?
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Does black hole's gravity really travel out of it's own Event Horizon?
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Proof of Buchdal's Theorem | Show & Send Link
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How does one construct the action which gives the equation of motion?
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Transformation of epsilon and miu
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Time as a Dimension: Is Time Expanding?
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Group Structure of Einstein Equations: Casimir Operator & Conserved Quantities
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When is a derivation of the Lorentz transformation good
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Does a gravitational field have mass?
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What is the relationship between mass and energy for massless particles?
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Doppler effect / expanding universetrouble uniting both concepts?
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Relativistic thermodynamics problem
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No such thing as a stupid question, just stupid
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NYT article about the speed of shadow > c
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Nothing can travel faster than light
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What Is the Relative Nature of Light Speed?
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How do different theories of spacetime affect the concept of speed?
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What is the purpose of defining the matter tensor in general relativity?
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How Does the Twin Paradox Challenge Our Understanding of Time Dilation?
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Non-linear transformations for dummies
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Gravitational polarity, called antigravity
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Solving Detonator Paradox in Edwin F. Taylor's Spacetime Physics
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Explaining Synchrotron Radiation in Electron's Frame
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*pervect - Local Lorentz Frame
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Is the Vacuum a Preferred Frame of Reference in Quantum Mechanics?
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Photon Associated with Electromagnetic Wave
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Black Holes: Is Super Dense Matter a Better Explanation?
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Can the Lorentz Transformations be derived with only two conditions?
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Why objects with different mass fall with same velocity?
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How can a black hole be created, any model
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The Effects of Relativity on a Bulb Setup
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Why black holes can have static electric fields?
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Relativistic Mass: Does Spacetime Distort at High Velocities?
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The Claim: Gravitation is acceleration.
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People's Opinions on "Speed of Shadows
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Does Time Freeze Near a Black Hole's Event Horizon?
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Correct My Misunderstanding of Special Relativity
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Speed of light while chasing after it
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Deriving Field Equations of Einstein-Cartan Theory from Hilbert Action
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Mass & Velocity Paradox: Solving a Relativity Conundrum
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Perfect fluid, stress energy tensor in the rest frame,
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Transforming E and B in Electromagnetic Waves Through Moving Media
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Proving 2nd Postulate of SR: Michelson-Morley Experiment
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No width contraction in Michelson Morley Experiment, why?
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Can I Attain Any Velocity & Slow Down Time?
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The Feeling of Time Alone in Space
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What Are SL(2,C) and SO(1,3) in Lorentz Transformations?
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E=m'c^2: A Comprehensive Guide to Deriving the Famous Equation
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Particles collisions at speeds greater than c :surprised
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Does the Rest Mass of Photon Gas Change with Unidirectional Motion?
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About the so-call two errors (mistakes) in Misner-Thorne-Wheeler
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Gr-qc/921001 - the constraint algebra of general relativity
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Stress-energy tensor and pressure
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How did Maxwell build his theory
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Was Einstein Wrong About Relativity of Simultaneity?
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What does Roy Kerr's new eprint reveal about the interior of black holes?
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Simple Explanation of Relativity - Learn What Relativity Is
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I am attempting a condition where Newton and Einstein agree
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Constant Acceleration: Thought Experiment & Answers
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Invariant and covariant in special relativity
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Is Faster-Than-Light Travel Truly Impossible?
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Aging related to speed of the Earth
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Is Space-Time Curvature Zero Inside a Spherical Cavity at Earth's Center?
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Why is c the Limit? Understanding the Speed of Light Explained
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Black holes and entropy: energy with respect to infinity
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Gr-qc/921001 - the constraint algebra of general relativity
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Do light and gravity take identical geodesics?
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Why c=1 in relativistic equations
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Lorentz group, Poincaré group and conformal group
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Time dilation in plain english
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Mass of a system of two photons
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Light Speed Relativity: Discussions on Simultaneous Photons
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Question about deflection of light test
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Orbital Mechanics: NASA Launching Probes & GR/SR Considerations
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Is Time a Measure of Length in a Single Point?
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Electron beams and an inertial frame problem
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Theory of Everything: Bridging Relativity & Quantum Mechanics
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I have devised away to travel Faster Than Light
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Proof of Mass Dilation: Experimental Evidence & Examples
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How Does a Black Hole Attract Light?
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Physical Intuition for Length Contraction
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Schwarzchild solution with cosmological constant
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Can space-time curvature be applied to artificial satellites.
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What do they do in numerical GR ?
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Trying to wrap my pea sized brain around the universe.
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Energy-mom tensor does not determine curvature tensor uniquely ?
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Questions about General Relativity (GR) - Andrew
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Solving Basic SR Confusion for Twin Paradox
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Why is the speed of light constant in special relativity?
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Questions about motion equations
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General Relativity for Dummies
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Why is the curvature around a star asymmetrical in the theory of relativity?
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From the scalar of curvature (Newman-Penrose formalism) to the Ricci scalar
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Fundamental identity of SR valid in GR?
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Time dilation without acceleration
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Complex four vector algebra in relativity
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