General Relativity for the Experimentalist

1 May 1961

journal article
research article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE

Vol. 49 (5) , 892-904
https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1961.287932

Abstract

Einstein's general theory of relativity is broken down and simplified under limitations usually satisfied in experimentally realizable situations. Following the work of Møller,1 an analogy between electromagnetism and gravitation is presented which allows calculation of various gravitational forces by considering the equivalent electromagnetic problem. A number of examples are included. Tensor formulation is not used except in the Appendix, where justification for the analogies is given.

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