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- | ====== Einstein Equation: $ \quad G_{\mu \nu} = 8 \pi G T_{\mu \nu}$ ====== | + | <WRAP lag>$ G_{\mu \nu} = 8 \pi G T_{\mu \nu}$</WRAP> |
+ | ====== Einstein Equation ====== | ||
+ | //see also [[models:general_relativity]] // | ||
<tabbox Intuitive> | <tabbox Intuitive> | ||
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+ | Einstein's equation describes how spacetime gets curved through mass and energy. | ||
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- | The static limit of the Einstein equation is known as [[equations:newtons_law|Newton's law]]. | + | The static limit of the Einstein equation is known as [[formulas:newtons_law|Newton's law]]. |
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<tabbox Why is it interesting?> | <tabbox Why is it interesting?> | ||
- | The Einstien equation is the fundamental equation of general relativity. It describes how spacetime is curved through the presence of matter and energy. | + | The Einstein equation is the fundamental equation of general relativity. It describes how spacetime is curved through the presence of matter and energy. |
<tabbox Definitions> | <tabbox Definitions> | ||
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On the __right-hand side__, Newton's gravitational constant $G$, the speed of light $c$ and the stress-energy tensor $T_{\mu \nu}$. | On the __right-hand side__, Newton's gravitational constant $G$, the speed of light $c$ and the stress-energy tensor $T_{\mu \nu}$. | ||