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Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition

Summary

Understanding the enormous gravitational fields of neutron stars requires Einstein's general theory of relativity, which postulates that gravity is a manifestation of the warping of space and time produced by matter and energy.