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Solving Einstein’s Field Equations for Compact Objects
You know, those ***** little things that make up our universe but are so small we can barely see them? Well, let me tell…
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Quantum Gravity Theory: Uniting Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
This is the holy grail of theoretical physics, where we try to merge two seemingly incompatible theories: quantum mechanics and general relativity. It’s like…
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The MOND Paradigm of Modified Dynamics
And why should we care about it? First, let’s start with some background information. According to classical Newtonian mechanics, gravity works by attracting objects…
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Gravitational Wave Detection: GW170817
Specifically, the one that shook us all to our core in 2017: GW170817. Now, if you’re not familiar with this whole “gravitational wave” thing,…
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Gravitational Time Delay of Light for Various Models of Modified Gravity
It’s basically what happens when you shine a laser at two different points in space and measure how long it takes for the light…
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The 1919 Eclipse Results that Verified General Relativity and their Later Detractors
In 1919, during the height of World War I, something amazing happened that would change our understanding of physics forever: Einstein’s theory of general…
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Einstein’s 1917 Static Model of the Universe
This was before he came up with his famous theory of general relativity, which we will discuss later on. At that time, most scientists…
