Gravitons and General Relativity: A Recap of the Debate

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If gravitons are proven to exist, does that mean that Einstein was just lucky in coming up with the right formula for general relativity and that the theory of relativity would be proven wrong?
 
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No. That is like saying the existence of photons proved Maxwell incorrect.
 

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