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That is kind of like asking, "can anyone give an opposing view on gravity." Einstein's Relativity Theories (Both Special and General) are not subject to debate, or discussion. Let me explain further.

The fact objects fall towards the Earth is undeniable. Gravity is definitely real. Now, the reason for gravity is the question that General Relativity answers. It is possible that General Relativity is wrong, and gives the incorrect causes of gravity. However, it has passed every experiment, so we have no reason to believe it isn't correct.

A scientific theory must be tested and proven before it is accepted as a theory. A lot of people think a theory is just an idea, but hasn't been proven yet. This couldn't be further from the truth. So, since both Relativity theories made predictions, and those predictions were tested and found to be true, the scientific community accepts these theories as correct. They have the same status as a scientific law.

However, it is true that if anything was found to contradict these theories, then they would need to be either modified or thrown out altogether. The same is true for a scientific law. The point is, none of science is completely set in stone with no room for modification. We have to be open to other possibilities IF new evidence suggests our current laws and theories are incomplete.

So, my first statement was a little off, because gravity is indisputable, whereas the reason for gravity is something we can never actually know 100% sure of. All we can do is accept the theory that stands up to scrutiny, which means it makes predictions, and those predictions are found to be true. If it passes, as the Relativity theories have, then we accept them as correct. No more discussion, debate, or argument about it. (Of course it's all contigent on the fact no new evidence is found to contradict the theory).

I wanted to address the quantum mechanics answer. It isn't that quantum mechanics challenges Relativity. They don't even address the same situations. Relativity deals with the large and fast, like planets and fast moving objects, whereas Quantum deals with the atomic level. So, they both work for their respective areas, but they do not work well together, which is what the current research is trying to do. It is the holy grail of physics to come up with a Grand Theory that unifies General Relativity (The Planetary scale) with Quantum Physics (Atomic scale). String Theory is a leading candidate, but that is for another topic. (By the way, it is called String Theory, but isn't accepted as a true scientific theory yet, because it has not been fully worked out or tested. So, in this sense, the theory does really mean an idea, and it is open to all kinds of debate!)

2006-12-05 03:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by phyziczteacher 3 · 0 0

Very difficult as it was confirmed in observations in 1912 and 1915. Previously Newtonion laws clashed with it because it supposed that gravity occurs instantaneously whereas Einstein beleived it affected things at the speed of light. This was disproved.

The other aspect of relativity is that during constant motion all physical laws are identical to those at rest, but also any object undergoing constant motion has no way of detecting it is undergoing such motion and any constnat motion object has a valid claim of being at rest.

If you can prove that the earth is moving at a constant volocity without using any external point of reference from the earth: you might be on track to disproving relativity, but so far it has not been done.

2006-12-04 22:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 0 0

Einstein got it right for the most part, but only from the perspective of someone observing aspects of the universe.
Very little of his work is directed towards explaining in details the function and cause of certain properties of the physical world.
Consider that Einstien would not except Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle (quantum mechanics), Or does he try to explain the duality nature of particles to exihbit wave properties. And while explaining that Gravity is created by the displacment of time/space by mass, he doesnt even attempt to explain the functionality of gravity (how it works in detail). It's sad because he spent the remaining years of his life trying to unify the 4 forces, but rejected quantum mechanics which ironcally held the answers he was looking for.

2006-12-04 22:57:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-10-14 01:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Quantum Physics

2006-12-04 22:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by fenx 5 · 0 0

if anyone could, they would be Einstein, not Einstein himself. its a theory, if you have a better theory then that will be the accepted theory. since einsteins is accepted, it is the best thoery that exists.

2006-12-04 22:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

nothing wrong to oppose any physical theory as long as you can explain everything (and more) than that theory already has explained

2006-12-04 22:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by oracle 5 · 0 0

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