Articles 5 Courses and Tutorials 28 Journals 6 Software 13 Visualization 11
Associations 9 History 17 People 33 Research Groups 56
Alternative 61 Black Holes 68 Cosmology 82 Experiment and Observation 15 Gravitational Lensing 9 Gravitational Waves 9 Observational Cosmology 37 Quantum Gravity 32 Special Relativity 47 Time Travel 16
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Quantum Field Theory - Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Science 134
Relativistic - Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Science 5
Are There Any Good Books on Relativity Theory?Are There Any Good Books on Relativity Theory?
The Physics FAQ's guide to relativity books; by Chris Hillman (with contributions by Nathan Urban). An extensive annotated list of semi-popular books, textbooks and background reading.
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Beyond EinsteinBeyond Einstein
Description of NASA's Beyond Einstein missions set to explore various consequences of general relativity - and possibly, as the name indicate, go beyond what Einstein's theory predicts. Includes educational resources.
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Cambridge Relativity Public Home PageCambridge Relativity Public Home Page
Various pages with non-technical texts about cosmology, black holes, cosmic strings, inflation, quantum cosmology, and string theory, written by members of the Relativity Group at Cambridge University.
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Einstein OnlineEinstein Online
Information about Einstein's theories of special and general relativity and their applications; site is hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. Includes a simple introduction, a collection of articles ("Spotlights on relativity"), and a relativistic dictionary.
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An Essay on General RelativityAn Essay on General Relativity
Overview of the basic ideas and principal applications of general relativity. Written by John L. Safko for students in the self-paced astronomy courses at the University of South Carolina in 1997.
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Interactive Experiments in GravityInteractive 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.
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Interactive Geometric DatabaseInteractive Geometric Database
Interactive database developed by Mustapha Ishak and Kayll Lake and hosted by Queen's University; allows the user to search for specific solutions of Einstein's field equations (that is, for specific model universes of general relativity).
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Introduction to General RelativityIntroduction to General Relativity
By Gerard 't Hooft (Utrecht University); based on lectures held in 2002; a thorough introduction starting with accelerated frames and including topics such as black holes, the basics of cosmology, and gravitational radiation.
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The Light Cone: An Illuminating Introduction to RelativityThe Light Cone: An Illuminating Introduction to Relativity
Introduces the basic principles of relativity, the physics of special relativity, and some basic principles of general relativity. Contains a great number of helpful images and animations; site created by Rob Salgado (Syracuse University).
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NOVA Online/Einstein RevealedNOVA Online/Einstein Revealed
Profile of Albert Einstein, with additional teaching resources, Shockwave demonstrations, and animations of relativity concepts.
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Physics Bookshelf - RelativityPhysics Bookshelf - Relativity
A collection of articles about relativity
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QMW HyperspaceQMW Hyperspace
A set of hypertext based services for general relativity research provided by the QMW Relativity group.
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RelativityRelativity
Provides information on the history, experiments and paradoxes of relativity.
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Relativity bookmarksRelativity bookmarks
Large collection of relativity-related links by Rob Salgado (Syracuse University). Warning: page hasn't been updated since 2000, and quite a number of links are now broken.
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Relativity: List of Important EquationsRelativity: List of Important Equations
Page scans from the Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics giving equations and formulas for special relativity and relativistic cosmology. Includes bibliography.
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Relativity, Space and TimeRelativity, Space and Time
Science popularization article on the Theory of Relativity.
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Spacetime - General Relativity, Quantum Gravity, and the Existence of TimeSpacetime - General Relativity, Quantum Gravity, and the Existence of Time
A brief summary of Spacetime Theories at the beginning of the Third Millennium, and of the possibility that we live in an essentially atemporal universe.
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Wikipedia: General Relativity ResourcesWikipedia: General Relativity Resources
Annotated list of reading material about general relativity: popular books, textbooks, books on specific topics, web courses, and websites.
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Wikipedia: Introduction to General RelativityWikipedia: Introduction to General Relativity
Encyclopedia article explaining the basic concepts, observational tests and (astrophysical) applications of general relativity.
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General Relativity Simulation ContestGeneral Relativity Simulation Contest
Attempt at a content aimed at the Internet community to write a simulation program, based on a simple algorithm incorporating the laws of general relativity, that can realistically simulate the behavior of black holes, binary stars, and the twin paradox. (December 28, 2005)
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Numerical Relativity: Status and ProspectsNumerical Relativity: Status and Prospects
Review article by Luis Lehner about the foundations of numerical relativity and recent progress in the field; particular attention is paid to simulations of black hole spacetimes. (February 19, 2002)
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Subtle is the GravitySubtle is the Gravity
Review of the motivations for and basic principles of general relativity, aimed at a general audience. Written by Naresh Dadhich (IUCAA Pune), based on a lecture delivered in 2001. (February 3, 2001)
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Gravitational Waves and Black Holes: An Introduction to General RelativityGravitational Waves and Black Holes: An Introduction to General Relativity
An introduction by Jan-Willem van Holten (NIKHEF, Amsterdam), based on lectures given at the University of Heidelberg in 1997. (April 15, 1997)
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