What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved?

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What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved?

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RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved?

June 13, 2017 at 3:28 pm

Remember that General Relativity is in four dimensions, not three, although, the time component is typically normalized to be in the same units as the three spatial dimensions, 'ct' (speed of light times time).

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What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Rhondazvous - June 5, 2017 at 10:06 am

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RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 6, 2017 at 3:58 am

RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 13, 2017 at 3:28 pm

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RE: What Did Einstein Mean when He Said Space is Curved? - by Jehanne - June 14, 2017 at 3:10 pm

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