Raychuraduri equation
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Raychuraduri equation
(′rā·chu̇r¦ə¦du̇r·ē i′kwā·zhən)
(relativity) An equation of general relativity theory, useful in proving singularity theorems, that relates the expansion, convergence, and shear of a congruence of time-like or null curves to the amount of matter present.
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