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Nonlinearity of Gravitational Field Established

Einstein's field equations made gravity nonlinear, so the gravitational field contributes to the dynamics instead of behaving as a simple superposition of independent Newtonian forces.

Albert Einstein photographed in Princeton in 1947
Albert Einstein, Princeton, 1947. Photograph by Oren Jack Turner; Library of Congress image with no known restrictions. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Nonlinearity of Gravitational Field Established

1916 · Berlin · Germany · Physics

Einstein's field equations made gravity nonlinear, so the gravitational field contributes to the dynamics instead of behaving as a simple superposition of independent Newtonian forces.