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Full Idea
Einstein came to general relativity from the principles that the laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference.
Gist of Idea
General relativity assumes laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference
Source
report of Albert Einstein (works [1915]) by Frank Close - Theories of Everything 5 'Cosmological'
Book Ref
Close,Frank: 'Theories of Everything' [Profile Books 2017], p.101
A Reaction
I wish physicists would tell us a bit more about the ontological status of the 'laws of nature'. Presumably they are not supernatural, so there is an aspect of nature which is constant in all frames of reference. Explanation please.
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| 22955 | Einstein took causation to be the bedrock of physics [Einstein, by Coveney/Highfield] |
| 20648 | Mass is a measure of energy content [Einstein] |
| 20638 | General relativity assumes laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference [Einstein, by Close] |
| 20636 | Newton is a special case of Einstein's general theory, with an infinite speed of light [Einstein, by Close] |
| 21230 | The theory is 'special' because it sticks to observers moving straight, at constant speeds [Einstein, by Farmelo] |
| 21231 | Assume the speed of light is constant for all observers, and the laws of physics are the same [Einstein, by Farmelo] |
| 20634 | General Relativity says there is no absolute force or acceleration [Einstein, by Close] |
| 21232 | Space-time arises from the connection between measurements of space and of time [Einstein, by Farmelo] |
| 7626 | I do not believe in a personal God [Einstein] |