According to the theory of general relativity, the speed and angular momentum of such a large spinning body twists the space and time around it in a process called frame-dragging.

根据爱因斯坦的广义相对论，像银河系这样的巨大自旋物体的速率和角动量在一个称为框架牵引的过程中会扭曲周围的时空。

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"The lifetime of the universe isn't long enough for that," Dr. Koch said. "There are immense practical problems with the theory, but that was also true for the theory of general relativity early on."

“宇宙的生命时期还不够长，”科赫博士说，“理论还有极大的实际问题，但是广义相对论诞生的早期也有类似的问题。”

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The visit was a triumph, and he said to a friend excitedly, "I was able to convince Hilbert of the general theory of relativity."

这次访问是一次胜利，他兴奋地对一个朋友说：“我说服了希尔伯特相信广义相对论。”

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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.

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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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"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.

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