How did Einstein prove gravity as space-time deformation during an eclipse?

[estudante Brasileiro]

How Einstein managed to prove that gravity is the deformation of space-time through an eclipse?

 

[PeroK]

There must be a lot written online about that. For example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddington_experiment

 

[berkeman]

How Einstein managed to prove that gravity is the deformation of space-time through an eclipse?

After you read the link provided by @PeroK if you still have questions about this subject, start a new thread in our Relativity forum (mark the "difficulty" prefix as "B" for basic level question). Enjoy PF!

 

[DaveC426913]

How Einstein managed to prove that gravity is the deformation of space-time through an eclipse?

Just a nitpick though:
He did not prove it.
He created a model of how he theorizes gravity to work. That model involves curved spacetime.
The eclipse observations vindicated his model, bolstering it as a robust and useful method for examining gravity.

There's no proof in there.

 

[Mark44]

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