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Quote: general theory of relativity from the equality of inertial and gravitational mass; applied to coordinate systems accelerated relative to each other

topics > all references > references e-f > QuoteRef: einsA_1934 , p. 247 [On the theory of relativity, 1921]



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general relativity
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special relativity

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The general theory of relativity owes its existence … to the empirical fact of the numerical equality … interpretation. Such an interpretation is arrived at by … [p. 248] This brings us to the necessity for … and temporal coordinates by means of measurements obtainable … is essentially based on the fact that the … general case as well. The process of development … given through the combination of the space-time coordinates …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: in the general theory of relativity the space-time metric only applies to small regions of a gravitational field

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