"Einstein field equation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Einstein field equations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Einstein field equation (plural Einstein field equations)
  1. (relativity) A symmetric 4 × 4 tensor equation in general relativity in which the gravitational force is described as a curvature of spacetime caused by matter and energy. Wikipedia link: Einstein field equations Categories (topical): Gravity, Relativity Synonyms: EFE [initialism] Translations (tensor equation in general relativity that describes gravitational force as curvature): Einsteinin kenttäyhtälö (Finnish), Équation de champ d’Einstein (French), einsteinsche Feldgleichung [feminine] (German), Gravitationsgleichung [feminine] (German), アインシュタイン方程式 (Ainshutain hōteishiki) (Japanese), 重力場の方程式 (jūryokuba no hōteishiki) (Japanese)

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