Relativity
Prerequisites:
Required Theory:
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Required or Contributory
Development:
- Newtonian Mechanics
- Physics Mathematics
- Pure Mathematics
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Contributory or Required
Observations:
- Observation that Lightspeed is Constant (req)
- 2
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Description:
This is (in the real
world) Albert Einstein's attempt to reconcile the observation that
lightspeed is a constant with, well, everything else. It
eventually included startling (but since observed to be true)
predictions that time slows down from a fast-moving traveler's
perspective, and that the path of light itself is bent by strong
gravity. (Both special and general relativity are included here.)