I recently indulged again on the theory of relativity and the principles that are drawn from it. I figure for anybody that holds interest, this will broaden their scope of Einstein's intrigue.
To make it easier, I'll just tell the basic principle of general relativity: It is an explanation of gravity which is theorized by the relativity of all matter in space. To do this, Einstein had to produce new views of the universe's inner workings. The most popular, and most important, is his idea that space and time are in unison and make up all of existence. The reason why this is so dire is because matter has to act on both without there being a distinction between the two. Otherwise, the theory won't work.
We all know that gravity is a force that pulls celestial bodies toward each other. Since space is a vacuum, objects do not always collide. The moon, for example, has no matter to contend with that will slow it down, and therefore it continues to orbit Earth. When you throw a baseball, it is going to stop because of matter in the air and fall by Earth's gravity.
Einstein figured that everything has a relative quality to each other. No matter what the celestial body is made of, or how much active energy it has, gravity is a constant for everything but variable by density.
Thus, relativity was born. The less space there is, the less potential movement there is. Logically, that means the less potential movement there is, the less space there is. This is space-time. All objects in the universe are relative to each other. Is the Earth orbiting the sun or is the sun orbiting the Earth? We can only tell by the relative movement of other things in space. If it were just Earth and the sun, there would be no conclusion of which one orbits the other.
Since there is nothing relative to all other objects in space as a whole, who's to say that the Earth isn't the center of the universe?
**note: i do not wish to hop on the subject of theism, so please refrain from messaging bias opinion.
To make it easier, I'll just tell the basic principle of general relativity: It is an explanation of gravity which is theorized by the relativity of all matter in space. To do this, Einstein had to produce new views of the universe's inner workings. The most popular, and most important, is his idea that space and time are in unison and make up all of existence. The reason why this is so dire is because matter has to act on both without there being a distinction between the two. Otherwise, the theory won't work.
We all know that gravity is a force that pulls celestial bodies toward each other. Since space is a vacuum, objects do not always collide. The moon, for example, has no matter to contend with that will slow it down, and therefore it continues to orbit Earth. When you throw a baseball, it is going to stop because of matter in the air and fall by Earth's gravity.
Einstein figured that everything has a relative quality to each other. No matter what the celestial body is made of, or how much active energy it has, gravity is a constant for everything but variable by density.
Thus, relativity was born. The less space there is, the less potential movement there is. Logically, that means the less potential movement there is, the less space there is. This is space-time. All objects in the universe are relative to each other. Is the Earth orbiting the sun or is the sun orbiting the Earth? We can only tell by the relative movement of other things in space. If it were just Earth and the sun, there would be no conclusion of which one orbits the other.
Since there is nothing relative to all other objects in space as a whole, who's to say that the Earth isn't the center of the universe?
**note: i do not wish to hop on the subject of theism, so please refrain from messaging bias opinion.
it would be exciting to see what the tests @ CERN provide over the next decade.
