Einstein's Theory Of Relativity By Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is one of the most recognized physicists around the world. His contributions at his time were recognized, but not to the degree at which they are renowned today. Einstein showed true determination in his life when he continued working on his theories even when his peers called him dumb and socially challenged (Theory of Relativity).

Einstein published his theory of general relativity in 1916. This theory describes the geometric relationship to gravitation and remains one of his most recognized works. General relativity combines Special relativity and Newton’s law of universal gravitation, which provides a unified description of gravity as a property of space-time. The theory states that the curvature of space-time is directly related to the energy of whatever matter and radiation exist at a specific location. This relationship is described by the Einstein Field equations, which are a system of partial differential equations (Theory of Relativity).

Many predictions using general relativity are different than those of classical physics. General relativity predicts gravitational time dilation. This is the distortion of the rate at which time passes because of observers being situated differently from gravitational masses. The closer the observer is to the source of gravity or the stronger the force of gravity is on the observer, the more slowly time passes. This prediction has been confirmed through experiments (Theory of Relativity).

General relativity also predicts gravitational redshift. Gravitational redshift or Einstien shift is a process where the frequency of electromagnetic radiation (light) is decreased when the radiation is passing through a gravitational field. Redshift occurs when electromagnetic radi...

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Einstein’s final work was an effort to disprove quantum mechanics and theory. He denounced this theory and thought it was invalid even though he helped create it. He announced, “God is not playing at dice” due to the randomness of quantum theory. Einstein attempted to disprove quantum theory until he died in 1917 at the age of 76. He was not successful in trying to invalidate quantum mechanics or theory (Albert Einstein).

Einstein produced many more theories, inventions, and contributions than the ones I have discussed. He is one of the most prolific physicists. Albert Einstein fundamentally changed the model of modern physics and also the way we think about the universe. His revolutionary contributions will be permanently renowned.