Einstein
First appears in Book 1: The Three-Body Problem, chapter 19 (19)
Appearances
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B2
B3
What you know
Book 1: The Three-Body Problem
- Ch 19In this Three Body scene, Einstein is a homeless old violinist begging at the UN steps, dismissed from Princeton and UNESCO.
- Ch 19He claims adding general-relativity space-time curvature corrections to the classical equations would give the right model, but astronomical observation has not confirmed the results.
- Ch 19He calls God a shameless old gambler who has abandoned them.
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 19Pendulum Initiation Ceremony
At the UN, Wang learns the three-body problem is proven unsolvable and the great rip history. The secretary general announces Trisolaris must emigrate to the stars, and the monument pendulum is started.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Secret meeting on assassinating Luo Ji
Qin Shi Huang's organization discusses the Lord's second order to kill Luo Ji, finds a direct attack impossible against the deep bunker, and is told to submit plans.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Three Body figures debate response
Virtual Three Body figures discuss Zhang Beihai's act, agree not to intervene, judge him dangerous but unprovable, and are relieved he will go to the future.