PIRSA:08080072

General Relativity 2 - Gravity is a Curvature

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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Michael Burns

Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WRDSB)

Talk number
PIRSA:08080072
Collection
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.