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Special relativity   /spˈɛʃəl rˌɛlətˈɪvəti/   Listen
Special relativity

noun
1.
A physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems.  Synonyms: Einstein's special theory of relativity, special relativity theory, special theory of relativity.





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... is probably a better choice for occasional formulas simple enough to write out this way. But to produce Etexts of historic scientific publications such as Einstein's "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Krper" (the special relativity paper published in Annalen der Physik in 1905), trying to render dozens of complicated equations in ASCII is not only extremely tedious but in all likelihood counter-productive; ambiguities in trying to express complex equations would make it difficult for a reader to determine ...
— People of Africa • Edith A. How


Words linked to "Special relativity" :   relativity, theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity


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