Betekenis van:
relativity
relativity
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- natuurkundige theorie v.d. relativiteit
- (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- The theory of relativity originated with Einstein.
- Few scientists understand the theory of relativity.
- We associate Einstein with the theory of relativity.
- Einstein's theory of relativity is Greek to me.
- Albert Einstein's theory of relativity is the most famous formula in the world.
- The general theory of relativity predicted the deflection of starlight by the Sun.
- We associate the name of Einstein with the theory of relativity.
- The general theory of relativity explains the anomalous perihelion precession of the planet Mercury.
- In General Relativity the observed global effect of gravity arises from strictly local interaction with curved space-time.
- The theories of relativity can seem recondite even for people who are well versed in the sciences.
- Einstein described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at a distance." So, before Einstein's own Theory of General Relativity, might Newton's theory of gravitation have been described.
- The year 1905 is an important year in the history of physics. It is the year Einstein changed the face of physics with his theories of special relativity, mass-energy equivalence and the photoelectric effect.
- It is widely believed that Einstein was awarded the Nobel prize in 1921 for his work on relativity. It was actually awarded for his seminal paper on the photoelectric effect.