Introducing Relativity is a 2002 graphic study guide to the theory of relativity and Albert Einstein written by Bruce Bassett and illustrated by Ralph...
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The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and...
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General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published...
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In physics, the special theory of relativity, or special relativity for short, is a scientific theory of the relationship between space and time. In Albert...
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Linguistic relativity asserts that language influences worldview or cognition. One form of linguistic relativity, linguistic determinism, regards peoples'...
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Albert Einstein (category American relativity theorists)
theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His...
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General relativity is a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. The theory of general relativity says that the observed...
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fixed in all inertial frames. First attempts to modify special relativity by introducing an observer-independent length were made by Pavlopoulos (1967)...
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Gravitational lensing is predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. Instead of light from a source traveling in a straight line (in three...
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The word "mass" has two meanings in special relativity: invariant mass (also called rest mass) is an invariant quantity which is the same for all observers...
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a central idea in the special theory of relativity. According to the special theory of relativity introduced by Albert Einstein, it is impossible to say...
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The history of special relativity consists of many theoretical results and empirical findings obtained by Albert A. Michelson, Hendrik Lorentz, Henri Poincaré...
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Beginners, republished as Introducing Einstein, is a 1979 graphic study guide to Albert Einstein and the theory of relativity written by Joseph Schwartz...
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Numerical relativity is one of the branches of general relativity that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems. To this end...
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Zurich Notebook (category General relativity)
from his time in Zürich. It contains much of the basic work for general relativity. John D. Norton. "Einstein's Zurich Notebook". sites.pitt.edu. Retrieved...
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Einstein derived the theory of special relativity in 1905, from principles now called the postulates of special relativity. Einstein's formulation is said[by...
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Time dilation (category Special relativity)
velocity between them (special relativity), or a difference in gravitational potential between their locations (general relativity). When unspecified, "time...
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Oxford Einstein on the Run Einstein's Cosmos I Am Albert Einstein Introducing Relativity Subtle is the Lord Family Mileva Marić (first wife) Elsa Einstein...
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The Universe for Beginners (redirect from Introducing the Universe)
Craig; Edney, Ralph (2001). Introducing Time. Icon Books. Bassett, Bruce; Edney, Ralph (2002). Introducing Relativity. Icon Books. ISBN 1840463724....
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Albert Einstein presented the theories of special relativity and general relativity in publications that either contained no formal references to previous...
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Spacetime (category Theory of relativity)
to Relativity. Massachusetts: Harcourt/Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-417561-9. Ray d'Inverno; James Vickers (2022). Introducing Einstein's Relativity: A Deeper...
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Tests of general relativity serve to establish observational evidence for the theory of general relativity. The first three tests, proposed by Albert...
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relativity are physical theories that attempt to describe the phenomenon of gravitation in competition with Einstein's theory of general relativity....
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The theory of special relativity plays an important role in the modern theory of classical electromagnetism. It gives formulas for how electromagnetic...
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Oxford Einstein on the Run Einstein's Cosmos I Am Albert Einstein Introducing Relativity Subtle is the Lord Family Mileva Marić (first wife) Elsa Einstein...
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experiments and observations to validate (or disprove) Albert Einstein's relativity theory. Although Einstein never worked there, he supported the construction...
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General relativity is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915, with contributions by many others after 1915...
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doi:10.1119/1.1830505. S2CID 119454232. D'Inverno, Ray (1992). Introducing Einstein's Relativity. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-859686-3. See section...
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Quantum gravity (redirect from Relativity and quantum mechanics)
based on Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which incorporates his theory of special relativity and deeply modifies the understanding of concepts...
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (German: Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie) is a popular science book by Albert...
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