Classical mechanics generalized (extended) to realm of high velocities (special relativity), and strong gravitational fields (general relativity). In particular, the theory that time and space form a single 'spacetime' which is curved in the presence of e...
This page was last updated on August 24th, 2008
This page was last updated on August 24th, 2008
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Experimental Gravitational Physics Using Drag-Free Satellites
Covers current and past projects in experimental gravitational physics using Drag-Free Satellites including the Relativity Gyro, Equivalence Principle, and LISA.
The 5D Spacetime Consortium
We are a group of physicists and astronomers working on a 5-dimensional version of general relativity.
QMW Hyperspace
A set of hypertext based services for general relativity research provided by the QMW Relativity group.
An Essay on General Relativity
This site contains a comprehensive introduction to the basic ideas and tests of general relativity
Hyperspace at the University of British Columbia
Includes links to online journals, news and preprint archives, as well as lists of faculty at this university.
General Relativity Simulation Contest
The purpose of this Contest is to prove General Relativity using a (simple) algorithm.
Gravitational Lensing
A popular site with interactive demonstrations of gravitational lensing. The background material is at a graduate level
Gravity of Gravity
An experiment at the University of Washington seeks to determine whether the gravitational binding energy of an object generates gravity of its own.
Physics Bookshelf - Relativity
A collection of articles about relativity
Solving Einstein's Equations in Three Dimensions
This is a Mathematica notebook showing how to plot light cones in two plus one spacetime dimensions with a point mass.
Interactive Experiments in Gravity
Try an experiment that illustrates the gravitational attraction between two objects or use a Java applet to understand how orbits work in strongly curved space-time.
Ricci
A Mathematica package for doing tensor calculations in differential geometry and general relativity.
Relativity
Provides information on the history, experiments and paradoxes of relativity.
The Special Theory of Relativity
Self-tutorial with short essays, questions and answers.
NOVA Online/Einstein Revealed
Profile of Albert Einstein, with additional teaching resources, Shockwave demonstrations, and animations of relativity concepts.
Are There Pictorial Examples of Covariant and Contravariant Vectors
We present pictorial means of distinguishing contravariant vectors (or simply vectors) from covariant vectors (or linear forms).
Relativity bookmarks
Rob Salgado's bookmarks
The Cosmological Constant
An overview of why Einstein added an extra term in general relativity, and why it is still examined.
Shapiro Radar Bounce Test
A two part overview of the Shapiro radar bounce test of general relativity. (The two parts consist of a section for normal people, and one for nerds)
Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics - Relativity
A collection of equations important to both special relativity and general relativity.
Derivation of gravitational waves in Einstein, Brans-Dicke and Rosen theories of gravity.
Mathematical derivation of gravitational waves to quadrupole order in the Brans-Dicke scalar-tensor and Rosen bi-metric theories of gravity.
Gravity Probe B
Gravity Probe B is the relativity gyroscope experiment being developed by NASA and Stanford University to test two extraordinary, unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Southampton GR Explorer
An introduction to Einstein's theory of General Relativity and related topics. These pages include informative text, pictures and movies.
Relativity Forum
Forum devoted to discussing the Einstein's special and general theories of relativity.
Gravitational Waves: An Introduction
This paper presents an elementary introduction to the theory of gravitational waves. This article is meant for students who have had an exposure to general relativity, but results from general relativity have been derived in the appendices.
Covers current and past projects in experimental gravitational physics using Drag-Free Satellites including the Relativity Gyro, Equivalence Principle, and LISA.
We are a group of physicists and astronomers working on a 5-dimensional version of general relativity.
A set of hypertext based services for general relativity research provided by the QMW Relativity group.
This site contains a comprehensive introduction to the basic ideas and tests of general relativity
Includes links to online journals, news and preprint archives, as well as lists of faculty at this university.
The purpose of this Contest is to prove General Relativity using a (simple) algorithm.
A popular site with interactive demonstrations of gravitational lensing. The background material is at a graduate level
An experiment at the University of Washington seeks to determine whether the gravitational binding energy of an object generates gravity of its own.
A collection of articles about relativity
This is a Mathematica notebook showing how to plot light cones in two plus one spacetime dimensions with a point mass.
Try an experiment that illustrates the gravitational attraction between two objects or use a Java applet to understand how orbits work in strongly curved space-time.
A Mathematica package for doing tensor calculations in differential geometry and general relativity.
Provides information on the history, experiments and paradoxes of relativity.
Self-tutorial with short essays, questions and answers.
Profile of Albert Einstein, with additional teaching resources, Shockwave demonstrations, and animations of relativity concepts.
We present pictorial means of distinguishing contravariant vectors (or simply vectors) from covariant vectors (or linear forms).
Rob Salgado's bookmarks
An overview of why Einstein added an extra term in general relativity, and why it is still examined.
A two part overview of the Shapiro radar bounce test of general relativity. (The two parts consist of a section for normal people, and one for nerds)
A collection of equations important to both special relativity and general relativity.
Mathematical derivation of gravitational waves to quadrupole order in the Brans-Dicke scalar-tensor and Rosen bi-metric theories of gravity.
Gravity Probe B is the relativity gyroscope experiment being developed by NASA and Stanford University to test two extraordinary, unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
An introduction to Einstein's theory of General Relativity and related topics. These pages include informative text, pictures and movies.
Forum devoted to discussing the Einstein's special and general theories of relativity.
This paper presents an elementary introduction to the theory of gravitational waves. This article is meant for students who have had an exposure to general relativity, but results from general relativity have been derived in the appendices.
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