Albert Einstein

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Summary

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) was a theoretical physicist and is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century.

He developed theories on the Unification of Matter/ Energy and Time/ Space (see Vital Unconscious and Biocentric Principle).

Ideas

• Special Theory of Relativity - Coordinate space and time are not absolute, and the simultaneity of events is observer-dependent, but the speed of light is invariant.
• Mass-Energy Equivalence - Mass is a form of energy, interchangeable with other forms according to the relation E = mc².
• Equivalence Principle - Gravitational force is locally indistinguishable from acceleration of the frame of reference.
• Theory of General Relativity - Gravitational fields are manifestations of curvature of spacetime, which originates in the stress-energy of the material contained therein.
• Gravitational Waves - Motion of massive bodies will create fluctuations in the curvature of spacetime, which propagate as waves, traveling outward from a moving object or system of objects.
• Photoelectric Effect - Light exhibits quantum properties, with photon energy related to frequency by E = hf.
• Atoms can be stimulated by the passage of light to emit more photons of the same energy.
• Observations of diffusion can be used to determine the dimensions of molecules.
• A monatomic gas such as helium should condense at low temperature into a superfluid state.
• Unified-Field Theories - Attempted to develop a single theoretical framework to account for the fundamental forces of nature, in particular Gravitation and Electromagnetism.

See Physical Modelling of the Universe for more detail.