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{{See also|Tests of special relativity|Tests of general relativity}}

The theory of relativity is considered to be self-consistent, is consistent with many experimental results, and serves as the basis of many successful theories like [[quantum electrodynamics]]. Therefore, fundamental criticism (like that of [[Herbert Dingle]], [[Louis Essen]], [[Petr Beckmann]], [[Maurice Allais]] and [[Tom van Flandern]]) has not been taken seriously by the scientific community, and due to the lack of quality of many critical publications (found in the process of [[peer review]]) they were rarely accepted for publication in reputable scientific journals (except for a few articles by, say, Mansuripur<ref>{{Citation|author=Mansuripur, M.|s2cid=|title=Trouble with the Lorentz Law of Force: Incompatibility with Special Relativity and Momentum Conservation|journal=Physical Review Letters|volume=108|issue=19|year=2012|pages=193901|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.193901|postscript=.|bibcode=}}</ref> and Javanshiry<ref>{{Citation|author=Javanshiry, M.|s2cid=|title=The Mechanical Behavior of a Multispring System Revealing Absurdity in the Relativistic Force Transformation|journal=International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences|volume=2021|issue=|year=2021|pages=1–8|doi=10.1155/2021/2706705|postscript=.|bibcode=}}</ref> regarding some paradoxes in the definition of, respectively, the Lorentz force and force (in its general form) in special relativity). Just as in the 1920s, most critical works are published in small publication houses, alternative journals (like "Apeiron" or "Galilean Electrodynamics"), or private websites.<ref group=A name=farrell /><ref group=A name=wazeck2 /> Consequently, where criticism of relativity has been dealt with by the scientific community, it has mostly been in historical studies.<ref group=A name=hentschel /><ref group=A name=goenner /><ref group=A name=wazeck />

However, this does not mean that there is no further development in modern physics. The progress of technology over time has led to extremely precise ways of testing the predictions of relativity, and so far it has successfully passed all tests (such as in particle accelerators to test special relativity, and by astronomical observations to test general relativity). In addition, in the theoretical field there is continuing research intended to [[Theory of everything|unite general relativity and quantum theory]], between which a fundamental incompatibility still remains.<ref>{{cite book |title=Quantum Mechanics and Gravity |first1=Mendel |last1=Sachs |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |year=2013 |isbn=978-3-662-09640-6 |page=148 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5LuCAAAQBAJ}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5LuCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA148 Extract of page 148]</ref> The most promising models are [[string theory]] and [[loop quantum gravity]]. Some variations of those models also predict violations of Lorentz invariance on a very small scale.<ref group=B>Mattingly (2005)</ref><ref name=will group=B>Will (2006)</ref><ref group=B>Liberati (2009)</ref>