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The Similarities Between General Relativity & Electromagnetism
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36:56 - 41:34 (04:38)

In this episode, the host explains how in one of his papers, Albert Einstein noticed that the formulas for general relativity resembled those of electromagnetism, and proceeded to connect them.

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Einstein noticed similarities between the formulas for general relativity and electricity/magnetism.
36:56 - 40:52 (03:55)
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Einstein
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Einstein noticed similarities between the formulas for general relativity and electricity/magnetism. He then took the leap that electricity and magnetism have waves.

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The Similarities Between General Relativity & Electromagnetism
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Einstein left the black hole problem after discovering it in his theory of general relativity, as most physicists turned to quantum mechanics.
40:52 - 41:34 (00:42)
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Einstein, general relativity, black holes
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Einstein left the black hole problem after discovering it in his theory of general relativity, as most physicists turned to quantum mechanics. He didn't return to it until he immigrated to the US in 1932.

Chapter
The Similarities Between General Relativity & Electromagnetism
Episode
#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast