Adam Brown – A deep but accessible introduction to general relativity
Topics discussed
Introduction and the beauty of General Relativity
From Special Relativity to the need for gravity
Newtonian gravity, electromagnetism, and the equivalence principle
Inertial mass, centrifugal force, and gravity as geometry
Curved spacetime, geodesics, and Einstein's field equations
Black holes, escape velocity, and energy extraction limits
Time dilation, gravitational redshift, and observer perspectives
Gravitational potential energy and black hole power plants
Falling into a black hole and observational evidence
Light bending, AI in physics, and the future of discovery
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