Is General Relativity Incomplete? What Is It?

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Tanny 24/7

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May 10, 2015

I read about relativity and some people claim to be incomplete so what is the incompleteness.

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May 10, 2015

Who is "some people"?

Relativity does not include quantum mechanics, and we don't know how physics works when both are relevant at the same time.

Tanny 24/7

May 11, 2015

How could anyone join those two together.

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May 11, 2015

That's the Nobel Prize question.

Is General Relativity Incomplete? What Is It?

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