curved space-time

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curved space-time [¦kərvd ′spās ′tīm]

(relativity)

A four-dimensional Riemannian space, in which there are no straight lines but only curves, which is a generalization of the Minkowski universe in the general theory of relativity.

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No references found			It has been stated that 'mass tells space-time how to curve and curved space-time tells mass how to move'. What Is Gravity? by prashant vashiyar / Political science community Thus the planets orbiting the Sun are not being pulled by the Sun; they are following the curved space-time deformation caused by the Sun. Einstein was right: space and time bend by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk The core ideas profiled address topics in evolution and the emergence of complexity, DNA and genetics, energy, entropy, the atomic structure of matter, symmetry, quantum theory, curved space-time, the expanding universe, and mathematics. Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science by Science News			Curtiz, Michael Curvature curvature correction curvature effect curvature friction curvature of field Curvature of Image Field curvature of space Curvature of the Spine curvature tensor Curve curve fitting curve follower curve of constant bearing curve of equal bearing curve of growth Curve of Pursuit curve resistance curve tracer curve tracing Curve, Quadratic Curved Beam curved muntin curved pediment curved plate curved space-time curved surface Curved Track curves of form curvet curvilinear curvilinear coordinates curvilinear gable curvilinear motion curvilinear parapet curvilinear regression curvilinear solid Curvilinear style curvilinear tracery curvilinear transformation curvilinear trend Curvometer Curzio Malaparte Curzon Curzon Line Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon's Ultimatum Curzon, George Nathaniel Curzon, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Cusa, Nicholas of Cusack			Curve to Spiral Curve tracer Curve tracing Curve tracing Curve, Quadratic Curve-billed Thrasher Curve-to-Tangent Point curveball curved curved curved curved curved curved beam curved claw Curved Crystal Technology curved filament curved filament curved filament Curved Mesh Diagram of Mandibular Excursion Method Curved mirror curved muntin curved pediment curved plate Curved quotes curved shank explorer curved shank explorer curved shank explorer curved shank explorer curved shape curved space-time Curved spacetime Curved spacetime Curved stairs Curved stairs Curved Steel Bridge Research Project curved surface Curved Track curvedness curvedness curvedness curvedness Curvelet-Based Recovery by Sparsity-Promoting Inversion curves curves curves curves Curves of Effective Yield curves of form curvet curvet curveted curveted curveting curveting curvets curvets curvetted curvetted curvetting curvetting

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