Month: July 2025

EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS – A set of equations describing how mass and energy influence spacetime curvature.

EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE – The idea that gravitational and inertial forces are indistinguishable in small regions.

MINKOWSKI SPACETIME – A geometric interpretation of special relativity.

LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS – Equations describing how time and space coordinates change at high velocities.

COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT (Λ) – A term introduced by Einstein to describe a repulsive force in the universe.

FRAME DRAGGING – The warping of spacetime by rotating massive bodies.

GRAVITATIONAL LENSING – The bending of light by gravity, magnifying distant objects.

TWIN PARADOX – A thought experiment where one twin ages slower than the other due to relativistic effects.

RELATIVISTIC REDSHIFT – The stretching of light due to strong gravitational fields.