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Physics

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Galilean relativity Galilean invariance or Galilean relativity states that the laws of motion are the same in all inertial frames of reference. Galileo Galilei first described this principle in 1632 in his ''Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'' using t ...
, Galileo's conception of relativity *
Numerical relativity Numerical relativity is one of the branches of general relativity that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems. To this end, supercomputers are often employed to study black holes, gravitational waves, neutron stars a ...
, a subfield of computational physics that aims to establish numerical solutions to Einstein's field equations in general relativity *
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 *
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 **
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 **
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 ** '' Relativity: The Special and the General Theory'', a 1920 book by Albert Einstein


Social sciences

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Linguistic relativity Linguistic relativity asserts that language influences worldview or cognition. One form of linguistic relativity, linguistic determinism, regards peoples' languages as determining and influencing the scope of cultural perceptions of their surro ...
* Cultural relativity * Moral relativity


Arts and entertainment


Music

* Relativity Music Group, a Universal subsidiary record label for releasing film soundtracks *
Relativity Records Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his vinyl record shop, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metropolitan New York City. The IRD distribution name was later known as RED Distribution and ag ...
, an American record label * Relativity (band), a Scots-Irish traditional music quartet 1985–1987 * ''Relativity'' (Emarosa album), 2008 * ''Relativity'' (Indecent Obsession album), 1993 * ''Relativity'' (Walt Dickerson album) or the title song, 1962 * ''Relativity'', an EP by Grafton Primary, 2007


Television

* ''Relativity'' (TV series), a 1996–1997 American drama series * "Relativity" (''Farscape''), an episode * "Relativity" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), an episode


Other

* ''Relativity'' (M. C. Escher), a 1953 lithograph print by M. C. Escher *
Relativity Media Relativity Media, LLC is an American independent media company founded in 2004 by Lynwood Spinks and Ryan Kavanaugh. The company brokered film finance deals and later branched into film production and other entertainment ventures. The company ...
, an American film production company


Business

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Relativity Space Relativity Space Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer, aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Long Beach, California. Relativity Space is new product development, developing manufacturing technologies, launch vehicles, and rock ...
, an American aerospace manufacturing company


See also

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Relative (disambiguation) Relative may refer to: General use *Kinship and family, the principle binding the most basic social units of society. If two people are connected by circumstances of birth, they are said to be ''relatives''. Philosophy *Relativism, the concept t ...
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Relativism Relativism is a family of philosophical views which deny claims to absolute objectivity within a particular domain and assert that valuations in that domain are relative to the perspective of an observer or the context in which they are assess ...
, a family of philosophical, religious, and social views {{disambiguation