Join in expert discussion on special and general relativity discussion. Relativity is the dependence of various physical phenomena on relative motion of the observer and the observed objects.
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High School Gravitational Effects on Aging
- Benfield
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Undergrad Velocity Addition: Angled Motion Explained
- Myslius
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High School Does Dark Energy Explain the Expansion of Space in Relativity?
- Sachabloke
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Undergrad Unknown velocity vector of a rail carraige
- RossBlenkinsop
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Graduate Inquiry on Matrix Tensor Notation & Meaning in Curved Spacetime
- berlinspeed
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Undergrad Proper vs. coordinate acceleration
- bob012345
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Undergrad Hubble's Law and Star Velocity
- Gege01
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Graduate Derive 4-Velocity Components: Anyone Know How?
- berlinspeed
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High School Gravity -- a force or a cause of a force?
- zanick
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Undergrad Deriving tensor transformation laws
- Daniel_C
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Undergrad How Does Time Dilation Affect Space Travel Duration?
- Arman777
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High School Attribution of Reference Frame: A Dilettante's Question
- SteveF
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Undergrad Derivation of the Lorentz transformations
- kent davidge
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Graduate Understanding gravitational waves (GR)
- JD_PM
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Graduate Solve for "conv" in ##x^0=t=ct_{conv}##
- berlinspeed
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Undergrad Explore Clock Synchronisation in a Moving Train Frame
- Foppe Hoekstra
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High School Confirm General Relativity: Eddington's Starlight Experiment
- Bob R
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High School Why is E=MC2 Squared and not Cubed?
- Trooper149
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High School Why Does Proper Time in Lorentz Geometry Use t²-x² Instead of t²+x²?
- berlinspeed
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Undergrad Why 3-momenta + lorentz invariance = large energy?
- lucas_
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High School Black Holes & Warp Bubbles - Event Horizon Considerations
- bob012345
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High School Doppler Effect: Light Blueshifted When Source Moving Towards Observer
- kent davidge
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Undergrad Gravitational Mass of a Ball of Photons: Concept Q10.4 in Gen Relativity
- PeterDonis
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High School Spacetime Curve: Mass Effects & 5th Dimension
- diazdaiz
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Undergrad Photon Absorption & Electrons: Mass, Energy & Releasing Photons
- dsaun777
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Undergrad Is the Alcubierre Warp Drive possible?
- swampwiz
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Undergrad Accelerator Particles: Speed of Light & Mass Increase
- Chemong
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High School Relativity: Twin Paradox - Is Age Determinable?
- Buckethead
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High School Curve Space-time from Spinning disc?
- lucas_
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Undergrad Deciphering the Units of Continuity Equation in GR
- dsaun777
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High School Applicability of GR in Tidal Gravity Problems?
- metastable
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Undergrad Universe Expansion: Does Speed of Motion Matter?
- DuckAmuck
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Undergrad Is Space-Time Continuous or Quantized?
- GregoryC
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Graduate Semicolon notation in component of covariant derivative
- berlinspeed
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High School Is Time Really Flowing in Relativity?
- TheQuestionGuy14
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Graduate Solve E=mc2 Condundrum: Views on Logic & Reasoning
- JSHD2019
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Insights The Einstein Field Equation in a Static, Spherically Symmetric Spacetime
- PeterDonis
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High School Is Mach's Principle the Key to Understanding Rotatory Motion?
- Alfredo Tifi
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Graduate How Do You Derive the Riemann Component?
- berlinspeed
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Graduate Hawking Radiation Inside a Black Hole: Theory & Possibilities
- PSR1257II
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Undergrad Adding Extra Dimension for Calculations in Curved Spaces
- Kairos
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High School Is There Evidence of Physical Matter Existing Beyond the Present Moment?
- David W Thomson
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Graduate Reimann Tensor Component Form: Charles&Wheeler
- berlinspeed
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High School Is the case for a Universal Speed Limit experimental or theoretical?
- geordief
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High School Black Holes, Gravitational Waves & Gravitons Explained
- Raffaele
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High School Length contraction of a pair of electrons
- DaveC426913
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Undergrad Approximating a Black Hole Merger Using a Schwarzschild Model
- BlackWhole
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Undergrad Binding Mass Distribution in Gravitating Bodies
- zonde
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High School How GR Predicts Earth's Orbit Around Sun: Geodesic Path & Curvature
- Bob R
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Graduate Gravity on Planets: Does Mass Affect Free Fall?
- Sciolo
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Undergrad Inverse results in special relativity
- Kairos
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Undergrad What is the experience of a photon?
- Brian Preece
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Undergrad Solving the HUGE Issue with Lorentz Transformations and Lightning Strikes
- JMart12
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Undergrad General Lorentz Transformation Explained: Visualize and Grasp It!
- Sang-Hyeon Han
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Undergrad Two Observers Moving Opposite Dir Rel to Each Other
- Sang-Hyeon Han
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Undergrad The Singularity and the Schwarzschild radius
- stg213
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Undergrad Why Are Coordinates in General Relativity Independent?
- TomServo
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High School Professional debates about Spacetime
- lucas_
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High School Total % of Photons Redshifted While Moving Away From a Black Hole?
- metastable
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Undergrad Length contraction viewed with Heaviside equations
- learn.steadfast
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Graduate Is Time Constant Across the Universe or Does it Change Over Billions of Years?
- Ed Slade
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Undergrad Why Is the Green Observer Always the Bent One in the Twin Paradox?
- SamRoss
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Undergrad Do ##\vec E## and ##\vec B## change in a moving frame?
- JD_PM
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High School Measuring Fictitious Forces in a Closed Box
- metastable
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Undergrad Spacetime and Events in (x,y,z,t)
- RossBlenkinsop
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High School Inertial & Gravitational Mass: When Do They Differ?
- jeremyfiennes
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Undergrad Electromagnetic Fields and the manipulation of Space-Time
- Dinoduck94
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Undergrad Question about an entanglement paper
- exmarine
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Undergrad How Do Rockets Traveling at High Speeds Observe Each Other's Velocity?
- some bloke
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Undergrad The velocity of a moving frame of reference
- RossBlenkinsop
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Undergrad Alternative form of geodesic equation for calculating Christoffels
- Jason Bennett
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Undergrad Is it possible to have synchronized clocks in a rotating system?
- Foppe Hoekstra
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High School Can I keep multiple clocks in sync after a ride on a roller coaster?
- metastable
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Undergrad Question regarding the nature of mass inside a black hole
- Buzz Bloom
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High School Rest Energy and a 1 million solar mass black hole
- metastable
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Undergrad Can an object fall into a black hole at faster that the speed of light?
- Herbascious J
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Undergrad Radius in Schwarzschild Metric: Definition Explained
- kelly0303
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Undergrad Do clocks on Bell’s spaceships stay synchronized?
- Foppe Hoekstra
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Undergrad Tensor Field Notation: Einstein Gravity Explained
- Noobnoob
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Undergrad Space-Like Hypersurface: Simultaneous Events?
- Apashanka
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High School Does my speedy spaceship (.999+C) have a temperature?
- Suppaman
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Undergrad Special Relativity: Train in Tunnel Paradox Solved
- Agalal1
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High School Can Canceling Orbital Motion Improve Rocket Efficiency?
- metastable
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Undergrad Covariant derivative of the contracted energy-momentum tensor of a particle
- sergiokapone
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Graduate Do Moving Masses Slow Down Due to Gravitational Waves?
- Cato
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High School Train platform -- light speed and time quandry
- uniqueland
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Undergrad Is there a solution for the behavioural contradiction in RT?
- Foppe Hoekstra
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Undergrad Measuring Mass of a Bowling Ball Dropped into a Black Hole
- Herbascious J
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High School Planck Length: Upper Limit on Photon Frequency & Momentum
- negativzero
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Insights Can I Send a Signal Faster than Light by Pushing a Rigid Rod? - Comments
- Multiple_Authors
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Undergrad Derivation of Geodesics Eq from EM Tensor of Point Particle
- sergiokapone
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Undergrad Issue With Derivation of Gravitational Time Dilation
- bsalha
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Undergrad Gravitational Potential Energy in GR
- Karl Coryat
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High School Prereqs for Posting in Special & General Relativity
- nearc
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Insights Understanding Precession in Special and General Relativity
- Bill_K
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High School Why is time orthogonal to space?
- jk22
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Graduate Thermal State in Relativity Theory: Can It Happen?
- DaTario
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Undergrad Accelerated Triangle and Length Contraction
- Foppe Hoekstra
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High School Effects on time by gravity or motion
- Suppaman
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Graduate Forgetting Non-GR Physics: How Specialists Can Stay Sharp
- TomServo
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