Assuming this principle (without proving it) allowed Einstein to develop the general theory of relativity in 1916, and to describe gravity in purely geometric terms.
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We know that the general theory of relativity is compatible with the existence of space-times in which travel to the past or remote future is possible.
Not the least harmful effect of this particular theory is the present isolation of the theory of money from the main body of general economic theory.
This exploits one of the predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity: that the path of a beam of light (which is a straight line in empty space) is bent inwards by the gravity of a massive object.
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It may be one of the casualties of the auteur theory and the general solemnization of directors that some of the most talented people now just start shooting a script as if big ideas and directorial vision were enough to hold a movie together.
But the same could have been said of the theory of general relativity, and yet satellite navigation, on which we all now depend, would be riddled with inaccuracies without corrections derived from it.
"This means that by watching what happens to the positions of the quasars on the sky as the gravitational field of Jupiter moves past their line-of-sight, the scientists can test other aspects of the general relativity theory, " says Professor Shanks.
Instead of using Newton's theory of gravity to examine why fast-moving stars remain within their galaxies, the pair applied general relativity, Einstein's theory of gravity, to the problem.
Although Riemann, who died at the age of only 39, also laid the foundations in geometry for Einstein's general theory of relativity, his paper on prime sattracted little attention in the decades after it was first published.
The SKA will join the hunt for gravitational waves ripples in the structure of space predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
The effect is a direct consequence of Einstein's theory of general relativity which tells us that space is warped by the presence of mass.
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At the time Einstein proposed his Theory of General Relativity, it had not been observationally established that the universe was in a state of expansion.
Neither Sapir nor Whorf formulated a definitive version of the hypothesis that bears their names, but in general the theory argues that the language we speak actually shapes our experience of reality.
The principles of game theory, particularly the theory of repeated interactions, proved remarkably useful in formulating general principles of how common resources ought to be managed without necessarily resorting to private or state ownership.
Mr Rajan's story was intended as a narrative of the subprime crisis in America, not as a general theory of financial dislocation.
Einstein predicted the distortion of light in this way in 1915, as part of his general theory of relativity.
It is notoriously hard to modify the equations of general relativity without damaging the theory beyond repair.
By developing a general theory of equations, Galois provided the definitive solution to the problem.
We went through a period of time where I think the general theory was the less regulation, the better.
One opinion regarding long term contracts with significant dollar amounts tied to them pertains to the theory that general managers and executives will be relieved of their duties at some point by the ball club prior to the conclusion of the contract in question.
In any case, general relativity directly contradicts quantum mechanics, the other great physical theory of the 20th century, so more and more precise tests need to be carried out to find out what cracks might exist in either theory.
But Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder expands on the concepts in Fooled and its follow-up The Black Swan and goes far beyond financial markets into a more general theory of randomness and volatility and their importance in life and nature.
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Each new theory causes more concern about the safety of the 747 in general.
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In theory, the prices of various securities should have converged around a general market interest rate.
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One of his great achievements since then, together with mathematician Roger Penrose, has been to prove that Einstein's General Theory of Relativity means space and time has a beginning in the "Big Bang" and ends in black holes.
Without such information, Mr. Oster might have developed a general theory, but he would not have had any way to deduce which of the possible permutations actually exist on earth.
Though Einstein's framework remains intact so far, "the study is significant for the way observations by astronomers are helping to identify new, extreme cases" to test his general theory of gravity, said Dr. Wang.
And general economic statistics show that this theory of squeezing more out of each worker is yielding the desired results.
Other possible causes include hitters muscling themselves up as never before during the off-season, the creation of smaller baseball parks and a general decline in the quality of pitching (every time there is an expansion of the leagues, the theory goes, the pitching talent pool is stretched thin, and batters have a field day, so to speak).
Private schools have unlimited boundaries, and, in theory, unlimited budgets (at least, not limited by the whims and feelings of the general taxpaying public).
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