One hundred years of General Relativity: Summary, Status and Prospects
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-12-22 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
General Relativity (GR) revolutionized the way we thought about gravity. After briefly describing the key successes of GR and its impact, I will discuss the major conceptual challenges it faces today. I conclude by outlining the prospective future directions of development, which hold the promise of deepening our understanding of the nature of gravity.
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@article{arxiv.1512.06672,
title = {One hundred years of General Relativity: Summary, Status and Prospects},
author = {T. Padmanabhan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.06672},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Extended version of: (a) Guest Editorial written for Current Science and (b) Plenary Talk at the 28th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (Geneva, 13-18 Dec); 13 pages; no figures