Packet 1: Bonus 14
In 1915, this scientist proposed a set of field equations to govern his theory of general relativity. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this scientist who described mass-energy equivalence with the equation e equals m c squared.
ANSWER: Albert Einstein
[10m] In the field equations, Einstein shortened the “Metric” one of these objects to just “Metrics” when describing the geometric and causal structure of spacetime. These objects generalize scalars and vectors.
ANSWER: tensors [accept metric tensor]
[10h] In order to generalize Newton’s laws of motion to curved spacetime, Einstein’s Field equations use one of these paths called the World line. Traditionally, these are the shortest paths between two points on a surface.
ANSWER: geodesics [accept geodesic equation]
<Science - Physics, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 01
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 19.25 | 100% | 63% | 30% |
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 88% | 50% |