The Foundations of General Relativity: A Source–Readout Reconstruction of Einstein’s 1916 Theory

Jeremy Rodgers

doi:10.5281/zenodo.24064553

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The Foundations of General Relativity: A Source–Readout Reconstruction of Einstein’s 1916 Theory

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Authority role

Recover Einstein’s complete chain.

Summary

Calibrated measurements recover geometry. Compatible comparison recovers curvature. The same realization carries gravity, matter and the observations that test them. Follow the full source–readout reconstruction of Einstein’s 1916 theory.

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Jeremy Rodgers. (2026). The Foundations of General Relativity: A Source–Readout Reconstruction of Einstein’s 1916 Theory. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24064553

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