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n November 1915, Albert Einstein put the finishing touches on his radical reinvention of space, time, gravity and the Universe itself. Throughout the following 100 years, experimenters have confirmed the general theory of relativity to ever-higher precision, and theorists have unravelled implications of it that even Einstein had not dreamed of, from black holes to the Big Bang. In this special collection and in a companion e-book, Nature celebrates the past triumphs of Einstein’s creation and the milestones yet to come.
COMMENT
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Einstein was no lone genius
Lesser-known and junior colleagues helped the great physicist to piece together his general theory of relativity.
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Has the giant LIGO experiment seen gravitational waves?
An improbable rumour has started that the observatory has already made a discovery — but even if true, the signal could be a drill.
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The quantum source of space-time
Many physicists believe that entanglement is the essence of quantum weirdness — and some now suspect that it may also be the essence of space-time.
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Complexity on the horizon
A concept developed for computer science could have a key role in fundamental physics — and point the way to a new understanding of space and time.
- First light
The left-over radiation from the Big Bang has given up what may be its last great secret about the early Universe, but astronomers are determined to mine more from this primordial prize.
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Fire in the hole!
Will an astronaut who falls into a black hole be crushed or burned to a crisp?
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The origins of space and time
Many researchers believe that physics will not be complete until it can explain not just the behaviour of space and time, but where these entities come from.
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String theory finds a bench mate
The exotic theory of everything could shed light on the behaviour of real materials, thanks to an unexpected mathematical connection with condensed-matter physics.
MULTIMEDIA
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Nature Pastcast: Testing Einstein
How Arthur Eddington’s expedition confirmed that mass curves the path of light.
- Nature Video: The beginning of everything
Explore the brave new world of gravitational-wave astronomy.
NEWS ARCHIVE
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Wayward satellites repurposed to test general relativity
Scientists will use wonky orbit to test Einstein’s theories.
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3D simulations of colliding black holes hailed as most realistic yet
Videos released just as a telescope survey suggests two black holes are due to collide in seven years' time.
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Black-hole mergers cast kaleidoscope of shadows
The objects would bend light around them into a 'fractal' as they spiral into each other.
- Einstein’s lost theory uncovered
Physicist explored the idea of a steady-state Universe in 1931.
Источник: Nature
