Gravity
When we think of gravitation most people think immediately of Isaac Newton's understanding Gravitation,
which he developed in the late 17th century.
This is often referred to as the force at a distance and one of the non-contact forces.
However, it was Albert Einstein who gave us a fuller a picture of gravitation,
not as a force but as a distortion of space-time and comes out of his General Theory of Relativity.
which he developed in the late 17th century.
This is often referred to as the force at a distance and one of the non-contact forces.
However, it was Albert Einstein who gave us a fuller a picture of gravitation,
not as a force but as a distortion of space-time and comes out of his General Theory of Relativity.
Nonetheless, Newton's understanding of gravitation is an appropriate model, relevant to most situations : it's still is good enough to get us to the moon and back
These series of lessons will cover of the classical understanding of gravitation, and its consequences, as developed by Isaac Newton