Did Einstein Get It Right? A Centennial Assessment.

The article explores the empirical foundations of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity by addressing some of the early challenges and uncertainties in testing the theory. It provides some selected highlights of the high-precision tests that have been done and indicates opportunities for fu...

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Publicado en:Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 161; no. 1; pp. 18 - 31
Autor principal: WILL, CLIFFORD M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Mar2017
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