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Rotating Disk Reveals Non-Euclidean Geometry

Einstein used the thought experiment of a rotating disk to show that ordinary Euclidean geometry need not describe measurements made in accelerated systems, strengthening the geometric approach to gravity.

Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna in 1921
Albert Einstein lecturing in Vienna, 1921. Photograph by Ferdinand Schmutzer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Rotating Disk Reveals Non-Euclidean Geometry

1912 · Zurich · Switzerland · Physics

Einstein used the thought experiment of a rotating disk to show that ordinary Euclidean geometry need not describe measurements made in accelerated systems, strengthening the geometric approach to gravity.