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Within relativity (both special and general), changes of reference frames can change both the notions of space and of time, with one depending on the other as well. As a consequence, it is necessary to treat both concepts in a unified manner. Hence the term spacetime.

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Does nature maximize or minimize spacetime curvature?

As discussed in the other answer, most solutions to the vacuum Einstein field equations have vanishing Ricci scalar. However, it is also known that FRW manifold solutions can have a positive or negati …
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