String theory is the most developed theory with the capacity to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics in a consistent manner. I… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
We cannot explain the phenomenon of gravitational lensing without general relativity, and this is where MOND spectacularly fails. — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
“I thought of Einstein, and his insistence that no particular point of view was more privileged than any other: in other words… — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
Relativity propped it up, at least gave it the illusion of being there…the way all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you… — Joe Haldeman Copy Share Image
“The Great Pyramid of Giza was designed in agreement with the Theory of General Relativity.” — Ibrahim Ibrahim Copy Share Image
“all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted.” — Joe Haldeman Copy Share Image
“It was a grand triumph but not one easily understood. The skeptical Silverstein came up to Eddington and said that people believed… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“Problem 1: Combine general relativity and quantum theory into a single theory that can claim to be the complete theory of nature.… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image
Einstein, my upset stomach hates your theory [of General Relativity]—it almost hates you yourself! How am I to' provide for my students?… — Paul Ehrenfest Copy Share Image
Gravitational waves will bring us exquisitely accurate maps of black holes - maps of their space-time. Those maps will make it crystal… — Kip Thorne Copy Share Image
“Banishing zero also solves the infinity problems in general relativity. If you imagine a black hole as a string, no longer do… — Charles Seife Copy Share Image
“The subject of this chapter is string theory, and I begin it with these reflections for two reasons. First, because the main… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image
“Rμv– 1/2 gμv R = 8πTμv The left side of the equation starts with the term Rμv, which is the Ricci tensor… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“In its final form, the general theory of relativity was just a reinterpretation of the existing mathematics of curved spaces in terms… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
“The deep significance of this discovery appears to be that we have found a physical situation where two different natural principles, of… — John D. Barrow Copy Share Image
One of the most exciting things about dark energy is that it seems to live at the very nexus of two of… — Adam Riess Copy Share Image
“Does general relativity predict that our universe should have had a big bang, a beginning of time?” — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
“The brain has allowed us to perform extraordinary feats from discovering general relativity to painting the Sistine Chapel, from building airplanes to… — Adam Gazzaley Copy Share Image
Asked in 1919 whether it was true that only three people in the world understood the theory of general relativity, [Eddington] allegedly… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Five Great Problems in Theoretical Physics: Problem 1: Combine general relativity and quantum theory into a single theory that can claim… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image
When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Regardless of one's point of view, it's quite easy to see that Darwinism is not in the same league as the hard… — William A. Dembski Copy Share Image
The media thinks that only the cutting edge of science, the very latest controversies, are worth reporting on. How often do you… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
No matter how hard you try to teach your cat general relativity, you're going to fail. — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
“Besides the argument based on the unity of nature, there are problems specific to each theory that call for unification with the… — Lee Smolin Copy Share Image