theory of relativity

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This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the American University of Beirut now suggest an answer, and it points to Einstein's general theory of relativity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Einstein's general theory of relativity, on the other hand, describes gravity and the motion of planets, stars, and galaxies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Cosmologists use Einstein's general theory of relativity along with the Friedmann equations to describe how the universe changes over time.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

The theory of relativity limits the maximum difference in the velocities of the matter particles in the star to the speed of light.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking