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space-time continuum

/ˈspeɪs taɪm kənˈtɪnjuəm/

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/ˈspeɪs taɪm kənˈtɪnjuəm/C1formalscientific
  • ruНаучная концепция, описывающая четырёхмерную ткань вселенной, где три пространственных измерения объединены с измерением времени в единый континуум, как описано в теориях относительности Эйнштейна.

A scientific concept describing the four-dimensional fabric of the universe, where the three dimensions of space are combined with the dimension of time into a single continuum, as described in Einstein's theories of relativity.

  1. Physical conceptC1formal

    A four-dimensional model in physics that combines three dimensions of space with one dimension of time into a single continuum.

    ruПространственно-временной континуум

    • Einstein's theory of relativity describes gravity as a curvature of the space-time continuum.
    • Black holes are regions where the space-time continuum is extremely distorted.
    • The space-time continuum is fundamental to modern cosmology.