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general relativity

standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
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general relativity

Summary

general relativity is a scientific theory[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of scientific_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • general relativity is credited with the discovery of Albert Einstein[3].
  • general relativity's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[4].
  • general relativity's instance of is recorded as physical law[5].
  • general relativity is part of theory of relativity[6].
  • general relativity's Commons category is recorded as General relativity[7].
  • general relativity comprises Einstein field equations[8].
  • 1916 marks the founding of general relativity[9].
  • general relativity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:General relativity[10].
  • general relativity's location of creation is recorded as Berlin[11].
  • general relativity's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[12].
  • general relativity's topic has template is recorded as Template:General relativity sidebar[13].
  • general relativity's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/general-relativity[14].
  • general relativity's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/general-relativity[15].
  • general relativity's has characteristic is recorded as mass in general relativity[16].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as GR[17].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as GTR[18].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as ART[19].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as 一般相対論[20].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as OTW[21].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as ОТО[22].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as АТА[23].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as OTR[24].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as ART[25].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as ДСТ[26].
  • general relativity's short name is recorded as OTR[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include scientific theory[4] and physical law[5].

Origins

1916 marks the founding of general relativity[9].

Use and Application

general relativity comprises Einstein field equations[8]. It is part of theory of relativity[6].

Influence

Things named for general relativity include Relativity[28], a lithograph print[29], founded in 1953[30].

Why It Matters

general relativity ranks in the top 2% of scientific_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,357 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Relativity[28], a lithograph print[29], founded in 1953[30].

Related Entities

Albert Einstein Arthur Eddington Élie Cartan Sergei Novikov Stephen Hawking

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → special relativity, semiclassical gravity
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  2. 10w ago · Shocksingularity · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → special relativity, semiclassical gravity
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  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2sjiQl
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  4. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → general-relativity-physics
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  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → theory of relativity
    Topic's main category → Category:General relativity
    Has characteristic → mass in general relativity
    Instance of → scientific theory, physical law
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562795805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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