General Relativity - Curved Space-time

10/29/03


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General Relativity - Curved Space-time

Announcements

Introduction

Status at this point for Einstein (and us)

Einstein’s Solution: Curved Space-time

Einstein’s Solution: Curved Space-time

Curved Space-time

Curved Space-time

Curved Space-time

No Need for “Force” of Gravity!

Motion in Curved Space-time

Path of light near sun

No Need for “Force” of Gravity - Continued

Evidence for General Relativity

The Speed of Gravity???

Gravity Waves

Can Gravity Waves be detected?

Searches for Gravity Waves

Where To From Here?

Summary

Author: R. M. Martin

Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu

Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html