Relativity may refer to:
Physics
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Galilean relativity, Galileo's conception of relativity
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Numerical relativity, a subfield of computational physics that aims to establish numerical solutions to Einstein's field equations in general relativity
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Principle of relativity
In physics, the principle of relativity is the requirement that the equations describing the laws of physics have the same form in all admissible frames of reference.
For example, in the framework of special relativity, the Maxwell equations ...
, used in Einstein's theories and derived from Galileo's principle
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Theory of relativity
The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905 and 1915, respectively. Special relativity applies to all physical ph ...
, a general treatment that refers to both special relativity and general relativity
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General relativity
General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the differential geometry, geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and is the current description of grav ...
, Albert Einstein's theory of gravitation
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Special relativity
In physics, the special theory of relativity, or special relativity for short, is a scientific theory of the relationship between Spacetime, space and time. In Albert Einstein's 1905 paper, Annus Mirabilis papers#Special relativity,
"On the Ele ...
, a theory formulated by Albert Einstein, Henri Poincaré, and Hendrik Lorentz
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory'', a 1920 book by Albert Einstein
Social sciences
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Linguistic relativity
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Cultural relativity
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Moral relativity
Arts and entertainment
Music
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Relativity Music Group, a Universal subsidiary record label for releasing film soundtracks
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Relativity Records, an American record label
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Relativity (band), a Scots-Irish traditional music quartet 1985–1987
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''Relativity'' (Emarosa album), 2008
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''Relativity'' (Indecent Obsession album), 1993
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''Relativity'' (Walt Dickerson album) or the title song, 1962
* ''Relativity'', an EP by
Grafton Primary, 2007
Television
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''Relativity'' (TV series), a 1996–1997 American drama series
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"Relativity" (''Farscape''), an episode
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"Relativity" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), an episode
Other
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''Relativity'' (M. C. Escher), a 1953 lithograph print by M. C. Escher
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Relativity Media, an American film production company
Business
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Relativity Space, an American aerospace manufacturing company
See also
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Relative (disambiguation)
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Relativism, a family of philosophical, religious, and social views
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