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General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity and Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and is the current description of gravitation in modern physics. General relativity generalises special relativity and refines Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time or four-dimensional spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy and momentum of whatever matter and radiation are present. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of second order partial differential equations.
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Moshe Carmeli was the Albert Einstein Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ben Gurion University (BGU), Beer Sheva, Israel and President of the Israel Physical Society. He received his D.Sc. from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1964. He became the first full professor at BGU's new Department of Physics. He did significant theoretical work in the fields of cosmology, astrophysics, general and special relativity, gauge theory, and mathematical physics, authoring 4 books, co-authoring 4 others, and publishing 128 refereed research papers in various journals and forums, plus assorted other publications. He is most notable for his work on gauge theory and his development of the theory of cosmological general relativity, which extends Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity from a four-dimensional spacetime to a five-dimensional space-velocity framework.
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Dr Hartnett (at left) receiving the Cady Award in Newport Beach Calif. on June 3rd, 2010. This award by the IEEE UFFC Society is for the development of ultra-stable cryogenic oscillators and their promotion in metrology labs and VLBI radioastronomy.
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A fundamental problem with big bang theory is the weakness of the gravitational force between stars and galaxies. 'Dark' matter – which has never been detected – is needed to explain why so much of the universe (98 percent) is missing, or cannot be seen.
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Thesis: 1; Edited book: 1; Refereed Book Chapters: 9; Refereed Journal Papers: 105; Refereed Conference Papers: 3; Conference Papers: 88; Patents: 1 ; Web of Science Citation Report: Total citations: 924; Average: 9.06; h-index: 15
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The widespread belief that pulsars are the best clocks in the universe is wrong, say physicists.
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We have re-analyzed the stability of pulse arrival times from pulsars and white dwarfs using several analysis tools for measuring the noise characteristics of sampled time and frequency data. We show that the best terrestrial artificial clocks substantially exceed the performance of astronomical sources as time-keepers in terms of accuracy (as defined by cesium primary frequency standards) and stability. ...we show that detailed accuracy evaluations of modern terrestrial clocks imply that these new clocks are likely to have a stability better than any astronomical source up to comparison times of at least hundreds of years.
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...says University of Western Australia physics professor and super-clock maker, John Hartnett. Hartnett is part of a team of scientists...building liquid helium-cooled...clocks...for...radio astronomy.
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It was shown by Dr. John G. Hartnett that there is no need to assume the existence of dark matter in the universe.
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'Dark Matter' -today's 'fudge' factor; Technical Appendices: App.1: The large scale structure of the universe does not need 'dark' matter or 'dark' energy; App.6: Light-travel-time problem solved
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As a way of explaining the universe we see, big-bang theory doesn't work. Not only does it lack a credible and consistent mechanism, but even given the credit of every possible doubt, the best it can produce is an expanding cloud of gas.
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