Gravitational Wave Theory Quiz

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Who proposed the theory that gravity is transmitted through a wave called a gravitational wave?

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Henri Poincaré (correct)

Galileo Galilei

When did Albert Einstein postulate the Theory of General Relativity?

1915 (correct)

1920

1930

1905

According to the General Theory of Relativity, what is gravity?

A product of gravitational pull

A force transmitted through a wave

A manifestation of the curvature of space–time (correct)

A result of electromagnetic interactions

What does the General Theory of Relativity explain?

The phenomenon of gravity Signup and view all the answers

What does Einstein's equations match in the General Theory of Relativity?

The curvature of local space–time with local energy and momentum within Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the theory that gravity is transmitted through a wave called a gravitational wave?

Henri Poincaré Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Albert Einstein postulate the Theory of General Relativity?

1915 Signup and view all the answers

According to the Theory of General Relativity, what is gravity?

A manifestation of the curvature of space–time Signup and view all the answers

What did Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity explain?

The phenomenon of gravity Signup and view all the answers

What did Henri Poincaré's article 'Sur la dynamique d’ l’électron' summarize?

His theory of relativity Signup and view all the answers

What did Henri Poincaré's article 'Sur la dynamique d’ l’électron' summarize?

His theory of relativity Signup and view all the answers

What did Albert Einstein postulate in 1915 in final form?

Theory of General Relativity Signup and view all the answers

According to the General Theory of Relativity, what is gravity?

Manifestation of the curvature of space–time Signup and view all the answers

What does Einstein's equations match in the General Theory of Relativity?

Curvature of local space–time with local energy and momentum Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and Newton’s Law of Gravity?

Gravity is a manifestation of space–time curvature in Einstein's theory, while it is a force in Newton’s Law Signup and view all the answers

Gravitational Wave Theory Quiz

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Who proposed the theory that gravity is transmitted through a wave called a gravitational wave?

When did Albert Einstein postulate the Theory of General Relativity?

According to the General Theory of Relativity, what is gravity?

What does the General Theory of Relativity explain?

What does Einstein's equations match in the General Theory of Relativity?

Who proposed the theory that gravity is transmitted through a wave called a gravitational wave?

In which year did Albert Einstein postulate the Theory of General Relativity?

According to the Theory of General Relativity, what is gravity?

What did Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity explain?

What did Henri Poincaré's article 'Sur la dynamique d’ l’électron' summarize?

What did Henri Poincaré's article 'Sur la dynamique d’ l’électron' summarize?

What did Albert Einstein postulate in 1915 in final form?

According to the General Theory of Relativity, what is gravity?

What does Einstein's equations match in the General Theory of Relativity?

What is the difference between Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and Newton’s Law of Gravity?

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