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equivalence principle
Sign in to saveAlso known as equivalence of gravitational and inertial mass, equivalence of inertial and gravitational mass
hypothesis that inertial and gravitational masses are equivalent
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Within Vinony's link graph, equivalence principle is referenced by 442 other articles, and connects out to Einstein family, mass and Einstein ring.
It sits within the topics Acceleration, Albert Einstein and Fictitious forces.
Its subject is documented across 46 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- physical law
- Image
- Apollo 15 Lunar Rover and Irwin.jpg
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- different from
- mass–energy equivalence
- facet of
- general relativity
- Commons category
- Equivalence principle
- Stack Exchange tag
- physics.stackexchange.com/tags/equivalence-principle
- discoverer or inventor
- Albert Einstein
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Encyclopedic overview
A falling object behaves exactly the same on a planet or in an equivalent accelerating frame of reference.
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