In science and technology, time is – as Einstein knew – relative: there is no generally valid definition of simultaneity in nature that can be derived solely from the laws of physics. And yet, in practice, it is very important to agree on a uniform time, ...
What is Einstein Online?
Einstein Online is a web portal with comprehensible information on Einstein's theories of relativity and their most exciting applications from the smallest particles to cosmology.
Einstein Online is provided by the
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
(Albert-Einstein-Institut)
Includes information on our authors and contributing Institutions, and a brief history of the website.
More than 400 entries from "absolute zero" to "XMM Newton" - whenever you see this type of link on an Einstein Online page, it'll take you to an entry in our relativistic dictionary.
