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The 201 pages that link to General relativity, each with the reason it gives.

• GravitationBroader topic: It gives the relativistic account of gravitation stated in the definition.

• Holographic principleRelated: The principle seeks a microscopic account of the spacetime geometry this theory describes.

• Hubble flowNarrower topic: Its cosmological solutions provide the framework in which expanding-space flow is modeled.

• Hyperbolic planeRelated: Hyperbolic geometry supplies spatial slices in some relativistic models, but is not itself spacetime curvature.

• Kepler's third lawCompared with: It predicts small departures from Newtonian orbital relations in strong fields or precise measurements.

• Paradigm shiftRelated: It replaced Newtonian gravity in regimes where the older framework fails.

• Stellar dynamicsCompared with: It replaces Newtonian gravity when compact objects or strong gravitational fields make classical dynamics inadequate.

• Tensor calculusRelated: Its field equations relate spacetime curvature tensors to matter and energy.

• Classical field theoryBroader topic: It treats the spacetime metric as a dynamical classical field.

• Electromagnetic field tensorRelated: The electromagnetic stress-energy tensor supplies a source term in Einstein’s field equations.

• Fictitious forceCompared with: It treats gravity geometrically rather than as a Newtonian force, complicating the apparent-versus-real distinction.

• Frame-draggingNarrower topic: Frame-dragging is a prediction of general relativity, absent from Newtonian gravity.

• Kip ThorneNarrower topic: It provides the framework underlying Thorne’s research on compact objects and gravitational waves.

• Mach's principleNarrower topic: Mach's principle became a proposed criterion for evaluating how Machian general relativity should be.

• Neutron degeneracy pressureRelated: At neutron-star densities, relativistic gravity determines whether pressure can sustain the star.

• Planck epochRelated: Its classical equations underpin the standard extrapolation toward the Big Bang but are expected to fail here.

• Planetary orbitCompared with: Its corrections explain orbital effects that Newtonian gravity alone cannot fully capture.

• PrecessionNarrower topic: It predicts additional precession in systems where Newtonian gravity is insufficient.

• János BolyaiRelated: Its use of non-Euclidean geometry made the idea that physical space need not be Euclidean consequential.

• Joseph WeberNarrower topic: Einstein’s theory predicted the waves Weber sought to observe.

• Modified gravityNarrower topic: It is the baseline theory that modified-gravity proposals extend or replace.

• Orbital precessionRelated: Relativistic corrections produce a small advance of planetary perihelia.

• Principle of relativityBroader topic: Its broader formulation extends relativity beyond global inertial frames.

• Scientific lawRelated: It accounts for gravitational phenomena beyond Newton’s law’s accurate domain.

• Stellar orbitRelated: In strong gravitational fields, relativistic effects can modify stellar trajectories.

• Tullio Levi-CivitaRelated: Tensor calculus supplied the coordinate-independent mathematics needed to express its field equations.

• Twin paradoxRelated: It extends clock comparisons to journeys where gravity or curved spacetime matters.

• Bianchi identitiesRelated: Einstein’s theory made the contracted identity a constraint on gravitational field equations.

• Fundamental interactionCompared with: Unlike the Standard Model forces, gravity is described classically by spacetime geometry.

• History of geometryRelated: It gave Riemannian geometry a central role in describing physical space and time.

• John Archibald WheelerNarrower topic: Wheeler became a leading interpreter and teacher of this theory.

• Kaluza–Klein theoryNarrower topic: Kaluza extended its geometric framework by adding another spatial dimension.

• NewtonianismCompared with: General relativity revised Newtonian gravity where strong fields or high precision matter.

• Pure mathematicsRelated: Differential geometry became essential to expressing the theory's physical ideas.

• Quantum field theory in curved spacetimeNarrower topic: Its spacetime solutions provide the backgrounds on which quantum fields are studied.

• Shapiro time delayNarrower topic: The curved spacetime of general relativity makes signals take longer paths in time near mass.

• Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limitNarrower topic: Its relativistic treatment of gravity changes the stellar balance and maximum mass.

• Absolute space and timeCompared with: Its dynamical spacetime differs from Newton’s fixed spatial and temporal background.

• Einstein notationRelated: Its field equations use compact tensor expressions with repeated indices.

• Flatness problemNarrower topic: Cosmological curvature and expansion follow from applying this theory to the universe.

• General covarianceRelated: General covariance is a formal feature of its equations, not the whole physical content of the theory.

• Gregorio Ricci-CurbastroRelated: Its field equations use tensor calculus to relate spacetime curvature to energy and momentum.

• Marcel GrossmannNarrower topic: Grossmann’s mathematical assistance contributed to the theory’s formulation.

• Abell 1689Narrower topic: The cluster’s deflection of light is a large-scale consequence of curved spacetime.

• Big BounceNarrower topic: Classical relativistic cosmology supplies the equations whose singular solutions bounce proposals seek to modify.

• Classical physicsCompared with: It replaces Newtonian gravity where strong gravity or high precision matters.

• Gravity of EarthCompared with: It explains gravity more broadly than Newton’s force law, especially for precise or extreme cases.

• Karl SchwarzschildNarrower topic: Schwarzschild’s best-known result is an exact solution within this theory.

• Noether's second theoremRelated: Coordinate invariance yields identities among Einstein’s field equations, illustrating the theorem.

• Non-inertial reference frameCompared with: It extends the local connection between acceleration and gravity into a theory of spacetime.