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general relativity
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general relativity [¦jen·rəl ‚rel·ə′tiv·əd·ē]
(relativity)
The theory of Einstein which generalizes special relativity to noninertial frames of reference and incorporates gravitation, and in which events take place in a curved space.


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A major cornerstone of the book is the concept that energy can be extracted from locally curved spacetime and that virtual photon energy can be extracted from the vacuum.
 
 
 
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