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There's a paper that suggest an approach to explaining this problem using space-time diagrams. I like the approach a lot, but I haven't...

The numerical value of the energy of a photon (or for GR, a classical pulse of radiation because the quantum concept of photons is...

I would say that the proper distance between the LIGO mirros changes with time when the gravitational wave passes. But, I'd say this is...

The idea that a theory needs to be falsifiable can be traced back to the philosopher Karl Popper. This is about the philosophy of...

I was thinking earlier that I should suggest you look at some of the already existing alternate formulations of special relativity...

The language here is confusing. I wouldn't say that changing one coordinate result in changing another coordinate, given that changing...

I know Kip Thorne liked the BKL singularity (this was mentioned in his popularization Black Holes and Timewarps), as does Andrew...

I'm not sure why you think there is any effect other than spaghetification. I would have said that the reason people say that black...