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The Schwarzschild Metric: A Newtonian Comparison

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A Short Proof of Birkoff's Theorem derived the Schwarzschild metric in units of ##G = c = 1##:\begin{equation} ds^2 = -\left(1 - \frac{2M}{r}\right)dt^2…
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Newton-Cartan Theory: Newtonian Gravity as Curved Spacetime

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Newtonian limit and spacetime curvature It's a calculation that you can find in any textbook on General Relativity (GR): when gravity is weak and does…