{"id":6231,"date":"2016-09-04T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T11:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrsphysics.co.uk\/advanced\/?p=95"},"modified":"2025-11-25T07:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:38:25","slug":"general-relativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/09\/04\/general-relativity\/","title":{"rendered":"General Relativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3ASpacetime_lattice_analogy.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Spacetime_lattice_analogy.svg\/512px-Spacetime_lattice_analogy.svg.png\" alt=\"Spacetime lattice analogy\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><em>By Mysid (Own work. Self -made in Blender &amp; Inkscape.) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0) or GFDL (http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some great videos that can explain General Relativity much better than I can. A few are given below:<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\">Youtube <\/a><br>\nRemember at Advanced Higher you are expected to have a BASIC knowledge, not a deep knowledge of General Relativity. The purpose is to introduce you to some of the more modern (110 years!) Physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"General Relativity: An Introduction - Part 1 of 2\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkYpif7kNGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"General Relativity: An Introduction - Part 2 of 2\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5jpT8zw6ax8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"Spacetime and the Twins Paradox\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdjQkuGTBMo?list=PLDB15F7E29A5F0426\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How does he make it sound just so simple and intuitive?<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"Curved (Warped) Spacetime\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54tDdPfQXuM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s the difference between Special and General Relativity?- Sixty Symbols, University of Nottingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"What are special and general relativity?\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScAeYKWf3qU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a playlist for all 11 videos by Dr PhysicsA. These are lovely clearly explained videos, that are easy to understand and digest.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"Special Relativity and E=mc\u00b2 - Part 1 of 5\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U685DR19XyY?list=PLDB15F7E29A5F0426\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1515b0c027eaeaaa7232dae92981146?s=80\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrsphysics.co.uk\/bge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Signature-300x54.png\" alt=\"Signature\" class=\"wp-image-172\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mysid (Own work. 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