# General Relativity Today

**Authors:** Thibault Damour

arXiv: 0704.0754 · 2015-05-13

## TL;DR

This paper reviews the foundational concepts and recent developments in general relativity, including tests in weak and strong fields, gravitational waves, black holes, and its relation to quantum theory.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of modern advancements in general relativity beyond cosmology, highlighting key experimental and theoretical progress.

## Key findings

- Confirmation of general relativity through solar system tests
- Detection of gravitational waves and black hole observations
- Insights into quantum aspects of gravity

## Abstract

After recalling the conceptual foundations and the basic structure of general relativity, we review some of its main modern developments (apart from cosmology) : (i) the post-Newtonian limit and weak-field tests in the solar system, (ii) strong gravitational fields and black holes, (iii) strong-field and radiative tests in binary pulsar observations, (iv) gravitational waves, (v) general relativity and quantum theory.

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## References

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