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A new way to visualize General Relativity

ScienceClic English · 3.6M views · 2020-09-03 · 11:33

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ScienceClic explains why the rubber sheet analogy for general relativity is misleading and offers a new visualization that includes the curvature of time and shows gravity as motion through curved spacetime.

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Called the best visualization of general relativity by many commenters, who say it cleared up long-held misunderstandings of gravity.

Recommended by 8 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2020–2026

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nextaccountic · 2022-07 · Strong recommendation

But under this point of view there's no force at all. Gravity doesn't exert a force on you, the movement under gravity is purely inertial. I know this is bonkers. Here's the video that made me finally understand it [VIDEO] ( [LINK] is another good video from the same author)

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lahwran · 2022-07 · Strong recommendation

scienceclic also comes in an english edition. hands down the best visualization of general relativity I've seen. [VIDEO]

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nemothekid · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

Science Asylum is great, but I dislike the 90s educational show presentation format. An absolute gem I've stumbled across is ScienceClic: [LINK] They have amazing presentations on Relativity, my favorite being: "A new way to visualize General Relativity" - [VIDEO] "Hawking Radiation" - [LINK] Another, while heavier and less accessible channel is Physics Explained: [LINK] These are closer like lectures, but I enjoy them because they go into the histories of some of these experiments; and what the prevailing wisdom was around the time the experiments were performed: "What is the Ultraviolet Catastrophe?" - [LINK]

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