PIRSA:08080072

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Burns, M. (2006). General Relativity 2 - Gravity is a Curvature. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080072

Burns, Michael. General Relativity 2 - Gravity is a Curvature. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 01, 2006, https://pirsa.org/08080072 

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  url = {https://pirsa.org/08080072},
  author = {Burns, Michael},
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  language = {en},
  title = {General Relativity 2 - Gravity is a Curvature},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2006},
  month = {aug},
  note = {PIRSA:08080072 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
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Abstract

Spacetime tells matter how to move, and matter tells spacetime how to curve.
Learning Outcomes:
• Why gravity can be seen as a curvature of spacetime.
• That Einstein’s field equations describe how matter curves spacetime.
• How Sir Arthur Eddington verified Einstein’s theory of general relativity by measuring the change in position of stars during a solar eclipse.

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