Warped Space-Time

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That's the usual explanation of the effect of mass. But that's not Einstein's explanation.
In his 1952 article, Relativity and the Problem of Space, appended to his 1920 book,
Relativity: The Special and General Theory, he writes, "Space-time does not claim existence
on its own, but only as a structural quality of the [gravitational - added by me] field. Thus,
we can conclude that Einstein saw time-space as a field generated by matter. The view of
matter warping space-time doesn't do justice to general relativity, to gravity, or to matter.
 

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I don't exactly get your point here.

If you meant to say that space-time is a gigantic field generated by matter, that is indeed true. But why would that lead to the dissolution of the idea that matter warps space-time? :)
 
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Cheez, what a space-time curvature exists in the totaled up background non-local in every direction radial out made up of, but exactly opposed to, all foreground locals!
 
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Do magnets warp magnetic fields, or do they generate them?
There is not one gigantic space-time field, according to A.E. Every piece of matter, no small, is able to generate the space(-time) required for it to exist.
 
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I think most scientists will agree that GR plays a major role in Cosmology.
I've posted a reference showing that Einstein explained matter as the source for space-time, an important view that is not often understood.
Anyone who wants a reference for matter generating the space it needs to exist should be able to know how to use a search engine.
If you don't agree with Einstein's statements, take it up with him.
If you think there is one large space-time field for the universe, that would require an unbelievable amount of matter at its center. If you think there is such a center, take it up with the moderator.
Don't bother to reply, as I am leaving this forum.
 
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