Carolina QuotesSpacetime tells matter how to move; matter tells spacetime how to curve.
John Archibald Wheeler Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Wheeler's succinct summary of Einstein's theory of general relativity, in Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam (2000), p. 235.
- year
- 2000
- locator
- p. 235
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“Spacetime tells matter how to move; matter tells spacetime h…” John Archibald Wheeler. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-FFF3452EEF. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/fff3452eef
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