Comments on: Demystifying Einstein’s Field Equations

By: Mike Sanchez Winkler

Mike Sanchez Winkler — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:50:12 +0000

I’m a 9th grade homeschool student doing a research report on Einsteins contributions to the Industrial Age one of which is Relativity/Field Equations and most websites were difficult for me to understand until I came across yours. Thanks for posting such a colorful easier explanation!

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:23:18 +0000

Thanks David and Ramana!

By: David Ebert

David Ebert — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:58:10 +0000

Gurudev:
Thanks for a very nice overall explanation of the Field Equations, and how to solve them. It is nice to have a guide when working though all the mathematics!
Dave Ebert

By: Ramana

Ramana — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:47:28 +0000

yes indeed! well written! Gurudev!
The general Field equations are relatively simple in terms of mathematical complexity.. Einstein’s general field equations are so brilliant as if the nature was trying to adjust to fit his equations, rather equations do the opposite.
John wheeler said “” The equations tell you how bodies curve space-time and curved space-time tell bodies how to move. The Max Born said the equations show Einstein’s Philosophical penetration ,Physical intuition and Mathematical skill is an unparallel in the
history of science.
These equations are pure brilliance of Einstien!!

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:20:17 +0000

Thanks Vinutha/Pam
I wanted to write a non-expert’s version of field equations and wrote this article. In other words, just presented my understanding

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:34:10 +0000

A friend of mine forwarded this link to me knowing very well that I am crazy about general relativity, and I must admit that I have not yet read any single scientist/physicist explaining the overly complicated math of general relativity in such a simple way, so that it could be very easily understood by an average physics student like me. You have done it.

Great work Mr Junior Scientist! Thanks
Pam

By: Vinutha

Vinutha — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:47:08 +0000

This is a real master piece! A true master designer has created your brain. I still cannot believe that such a complicated general relativity can be written down with such a beautiful simplicity. If this was written in any book, that book would have been an instant hit. This article deserves to be published in all physics textbooks. Had you been there when Einstein published relativity, you would have been one of the very few people who understood relativity then.
I was fortunate that a googling on general relativity got me here. Will read all your other articles. Keep up the great work.

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:37:27 +0000

Thanks Nils,
I am happy that the article was useful to you

By: Nils Haag

Nils Haag — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:16:53 +0000

I have been thrashing around for several weeks trying to get a grasp on GR. This has been a great help.

Thanks very much for a useful article.

Regards, Nils

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:17:43 +0000

Thanks a lot Paul for your comments..

In fact what prompted me to write this article was that I really never found any book or article that explained general relativity to a common man or to a basic science student, in terms of the general relativistic equations. There were many books that explained GR in terms of its basic fundamentals and thought, but not any in terms of its mathematical equations…

Yes, sure, will definitely write on the attempt to unify GR and Q Mech..

Cheers
Gurudev