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Within relativity (both special and general), changes of reference frames can change both the notions of space and of time, with one depending on the other as well. As a consequence, it is necessary to treat both concepts in a unified manner. Hence the term spacetime.

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Non-Compactness in Penrose Singularity

I've been studying singularities in GR, and (obviously), came across PST. Let us state it as the following: Let $(M, g)$ be a connected globally hyperbolic spacetime with a noncompact Cauchy ...
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Relativistic electric field [duplicate]

Assuming a charged particle moves at speeds near the speed of the light. Will the electric field generated by that particle get affected by length contraction and time dilation? In other words, will ...
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Question on Special Relativity regarding light [duplicate]

Mine is a very basic question yet I haven't got a satisfactory answer so I turn to you. Special Relativity is based on two assumptions, one of which is that the speed of light is constant for all ...
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How does general relativity theory explain gravitational pull? [duplicate]

I watched some videos on YouTube that explain why gravity is not a force, according to general relativity theory. I can wrap my head around the idea that spacetime can be curved due to a massive mass, ...
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