Relativity

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Relativity may refer to:

[edit] Physics

• Special relativity, a theory of physics formulated by Albert Einstein
• General relativity, Einstein's theory of gravitation
• Einstein's theory of relativity, which refers to both special relativity and general relativity together
• Principle of relativity, used in Einstein's theories and derived from Galileo's principle
• Galilean relativity, Galileo's conception of relativity
• Numerical relativity, a subfield of computational physics that aims to establish numerical solutions to Einstein's field equations in general relativity

[edit] Popular culture

• Relativity (M. C. Escher), a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher

Television

• Relativity Theory (The Outer Limits), 1988 The Outer Limits episode
• Relativity (TV series), mid-1990s American drama series
• Relativity (Voyager episode), 1999 fifth-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager
  • USS Relativity, the Wells class starship featured in that episode
• Relativity, 2001 Farscape episode

Music

• Relativity Records, record label
• Relativity (band), a band founded by Scottish folk musician Phil Cunningham and other members of Silly Wizard