Clarifying possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativity

We discuss what we take to be three possible misconceptions in the foundations of general relativity, relating to: (a) the interpretation of the weak equivalence principle and the relationship between gravity and inertia; (b) the connection between gravitational redshift results and spacetime curvat...

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Main Authors: Brown, H, Read, J
Format: Journal article
Published: American Association of Physics Teachers 2016