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Which German mathematician is co-named with Einstein in the action principle for general relativity?
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David Hilbert
What exact vacuum solution models a rotating, uncharged black hole in general relativity?
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Kerr metric
What dimensionless factor equals 1/sqrt(1−v²/c²) in special relativity?
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Lorentz factor
What spacetime is the maximally symmetric vacuum solution with a positive cosmological constant?
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de Sitter space
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What dimensionless factor equals 1/sqrt(1−v²/c²) in special relativity?
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Lorentz factor
Which effect makes a clock lower in a gravitational field tick more slowly than one higher up?
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Gravitational time dilation
What is the relativistic four-vector version of ordinary velocity called?
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Four-velocity
What diagram shows events in special relativity with time and space axes?
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Minkowski diagram
What spacetime is the flat, gravity-free model used in special relativity?
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Minkowski spacetime
Which tensor represents matter and energy in Einstein's field equations?
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Stress-energy tensor