spacetime
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- noun
- /ˈspeɪsˌtaɪm/
- Specialized
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espaciotiempo
- Quantum physics should also apply to spacetime, a dynamical and physical object in its own right.
- curvature of spacetime
- geometry of spacetime
- fabric of spacetime
Examples
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The structure of spacetime plays a foundational role for processes unfolding in it.
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Physically speaking, these divergences probe the spacetime structure when two points coincide with each other.
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Quantum physics should also apply to spacetime, a dynamical and physical object in its own right.
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The sheet represents spacetime near the ball and is curved because of the ball's mass.
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In that limit, the strong curvature of the spacetime geometry should show us fundamentally new physics.
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Yang-Mills theories have beautiful symmetry properties, not only in four spacetime dimensions, but also in five.
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In this way, we can visualize how the curvature of four-dimensional spacetime replaces the force of gravity.
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According to Einstein, the Earth's gravity warps spacetime like a bowling ball on a trampoline.
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In that limit, the strong curvature of the spacetime geometry should show us fundamentally new physics.
Synonyms
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A way of seeing space and time as one thing
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A four-dimensional framework that joins space and time where events happen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spacetime joins the simple words space 'the place around us' and time 'when things happen', making one word used by scientists. This helps you remember that, in modern physics, space and time are joined into one 'fabric', so spacetime is the single 'stage' where all events happen.