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Einstein field equation

Einstein field equation noun: a symmetric 4 × 4 tensor equation in general relativity in which the gravitational force is described as a curvature of spacetime caused by matter and energy.

Noun

Einstein field equation (plural Einstein field equations)

  1. (relativity) A symmetric 4 × 4 tensor equation in general relativity in which the gravitational force is described as a curvature of spacetime caused by matter and energy.
    • The Einstein field equation states that the energy-momentum tensor is directly proportional to the Ricci tensor minus half of the Ricci scalar times the metric tensor plus the cosmological constant times the metric tensor.

Forms of Einstein field equation

pluralEinstein field equations
alternative formEFE

Questions about Einstein field equation

What does Einstein field equation mean?
Einstein field equation means a symmetric 4 × 4 tensor equation in general relativity in which the gravitational force is described as a curvature of spacetime caused by matter and energy.
What part of speech is Einstein field equation?
Einstein field equation is a noun.
What is the plural of Einstein field equation?
The plural of Einstein field equation is Einstein field equations.

Words near Einstein field equation in the dictionary

  1. einstein
  2. Einstein barrier
  3. Einstein constant
  4. Einstein Cross
  5. Einstein crosses
  6. Einstein field equation
  7. Einstein field equations
  8. Einstein notation
  9. Einstein radius
  10. Einstein refrigerator
  11. Einstein refrigerators

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