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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Notes

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What 1905 paper earned Einstein the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics? Photoelectric effect
What year is referred to as Einstein's "Annus Mirabilis" or miracle year? 1905
What equation expresses the concept of mass-energy equivalence? E = mc²
What theory, published in 1905, deals with objects moving in non-accelerating inertial reference frames? Special relativity
What theory, completed in 1915, describes gravity as the curvature of spacetime? General relativity
What metric, derived by Karl Schwarzschild, served as the first exact solution to Einstein's field equations? Schwarzschild metric
What phenomenon causes moving clocks to run slower relative to a stationary observer? Time dilation
What physical movement of suspended particles due to thermal fluctuations did Einstein model in 1905? Brownian motion
What term did Einstein use for his "greatest mistake," introduced to maintain a static universe model? Cosmological constant
What state of matter formed near absolute zero was predicted by Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose? Bose-Einstein condensate
Which Hungarian-born physicist co-designed a no-moving-parts refrigerator with Einstein and co-wrote a 1939 letter to FDR? Leo Szilard
What coefficients describe the rates of absorption, spontaneous emission, and stimulated emission? Einstein A and B coefficients
What quantum paradox, named for Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen, challenged quantum non-locality? EPR paradox
What thermodynamic rule does Einstein's model of solids improve upon at low temperatures? Dulong-Petit law
What 1919 event famously provided observational proof of general relativity by showing starlight bending? Solar Eclispe
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