Articles related to "Special Relativity"



Travelling at Light Speed
Proton collisions, at near light speeds, lead to bizarre effects which seemingly defy common sense. Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity helps to make sense of it all.
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Einstein's Special Relativity
Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity predicts some unusual effects when traveling near the speed of light.
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Science Fiction Genre & Warp Drive
How science fiction movies and books violate Einstein's relativity theory with travel faster than the speed of light.
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Special Relativity Down to Earth
Special relativity, particularly time dilation, is introduced.
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The Twin Paradox
In Special Relativity, will a moving person age slower than a stationary one? This is a question which has been tossed around for years, with very interesting results.
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Faster Than Light Expansion of the Universe
Although Einstein's special relativity says that nothing can move through space faster than light, space itself can expand and carry away galaxies faster than light.
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Einstein's General Relativity
Einstein's general theory of relativity expanded on the special theory, explained gravity, and predicted phenomena such as black holes and the expanding universe.
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
Twentieth century icon, Albert Einstein, found himself the center of adulation and controversy, all because he came up with a not-so-simple little formula called E=MC².
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Galilean Relativity
To fully understand the mysteries of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, one must first understand the theory on which it was based: Galileo's theory.
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Relativity and Electromagnetism
The first and foremost issue that set Einstein's new view of relativity apart from the relativity of Galileo were the problems encountered with the new study of light.
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Simultaneity and Relativity
In striving to develop his theory of Special Relativity, Einstein was forced to prove that truly simultaneous events could never possibly be measured.
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The Addition of Velocities
In theory, the law of the addition of velocities seems to be perfectly logical. When viewed in light of relativity, however, everything begins to change.
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The Equivalence of Mass and Energy
Einstein's theory of special relativity resulted in perhaps the most famous equation every created, and changed the world of science forever.
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The Lorentz Transformation
The mathematical work of H.A. Lorentz would prove invaluable to Albert Einstein as he attempted to work out his theory of Special Relativity.
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The Universe's Fourth Dimension
One of the fundamental results of Einstein's theory of Special Relativity was the discovery of the inherent interconnectedness of the dimensions of space and time.
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Time and Space Dilation
Albert Einstein developed his theories of time and space dilation to show the world exactly why the speed of light remained constant. In so doing, he changed everything.
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Traveling at the Speed of Light
Embedded within the special theory of relativity are four fundamental reasons that Einstein provided to explain why nothing can ever travel at or beyond light speed.
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Solving Space and Time Dilation
Special Relativity states that as an object travels closer to the speed of light, both time and space will lose their meaning. The math for this is surprisingly simple.
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The Legacy of General Relativity
When Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity, surely even he could not be fully aware of the profound effect it would have on the scientific community.
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The Speed of Light
Though light was finally accepted to exist in the form of waves in the 19th century, other problems awaited the immediate attention of physicists.
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The Study of Light
To understand Special Relativity one must begin by understanding how light has been viewed throughout history.
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Paul Dirac and the Positron
In the late 1920's Paul Dirac it was discovered that "normal" electrons might not be the only ones to exist. There might be an "opposite" particle as well.
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5 Greatest Scientists in History
No bigger impact can be felt by these men who created or changed the scientific world. These great scientific thinkers affected the thinking of the human race as well.
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Christmas Science
It's December. It's Christmas. It's Christmas Science!
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Refraction of Light
In optics, Snell's law of refraction tells us that light is refracted, or bent, when it passes from one medium to another.
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The World's Greatest Scientists
The great scientists in history either changed the world, their science or both. This group of top scientists made a big impact on their science.
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Alan Turing's Processing Machine
In 1936, Alan Turing devised a computing machine which could, in theory, rival even the most powerful computers of today.
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Einstein's Errors Were in a Class by Themselves
Physics professor and author Hans Ohanian says Einstein's work was fraught with errors in the details, but his thinking was still decades ahead of all his contemporaries.
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The Physics Family
Physics is a discipline of science that includes many interrelated and active branches.
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The Quantum (Undemystified)
Description of Planck's discovery of the quantum
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A Three Hour Tour
A look at the possibilities for interstellar exploration; is faster-than-light travel possible, or are there other avenues we might pursue?
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