Although the Special Theory of Relativity does not account for electromagnetic phenomena, it explains many of their properties. General Relativity, however, tells us nothing about electromagnetism. In Einstein's space-time continuum gravitational forces are absorbed in the geometry, but the electromagnetic forces are quite unaffected. Various attempts have been made to generate the geometry of space-time so as to produce a unified field theory incorporating both gravitational and electromagnetic forces.


The Structure of the Universe: An Introduction to Cosmology (1949)


Although the Special Theory of Relativity does not account for electromagnetic phenomena, it explains many of their properties. General Relativity,...

Although the Special Theory of Relativity does not account for electromagnetic phenomena, it explains many of their properties. General Relativity,...

Although the Special Theory of Relativity does not account for electromagnetic phenomena, it explains many of their properties. General Relativity,...

Although the Special Theory of Relativity does not account for electromagnetic phenomena, it explains many of their properties. General Relativity,...