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Einstein field equation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A symmetric 4 × 4 tensor equation in general relativity in which the gravitational force is described as a curvature of spacetime caused by matter and energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: relativity

Examples

  • The Einstein field equation states that the energy-momentum tensor is directly proportional to the Ricci tensor minus half of the Ricci scalar times the metric tensor plus the cosmological constant times the metric tensor.

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  • Bulgarian: уранвние на Айнщайн (uranvnie na Ajnštajn) — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • Finnish: Einsteinin kenttäyhtälö — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • French: Équation de champ d'Einstein — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • Galician: ecuación de campo de Einstein — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • German: einsteinsche Feldgleichung — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • German: Gravitationsgleichung — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • Japanese: アインシュタイン方程式 (Ainshutain hōteishiki) — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • Japanese: 重力場の方程式 (jūryokuba no hōteishiki) — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature
  • Polish: równanie Einsteina — tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature