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special relativity
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special relativityhas phenomena Lorentz contraction and time dilationhas source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
has proposition
  1. A spaceship (or other enclosed vessel) traveling at uniform speed through space contains its own space-time continuum.
  2. A ray of light passes an observer at the speed of light no matter how (uniformly) fast nor in what direction the observer is travelling.
has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
has author Einstein (1905)has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
has equation E = mc2 (where m is mass, E is energy and c is the speed of light)has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
has definition Relativity theory that explains Lorentz contraction and time dilation for observers in relative motion.has source: Lightman, A., Brawer, R. 1990 The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists, Harvard University Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
is an instance of relativity theory2001-09-27 09:33:56.0
theoryhas validity correct or incorrect with caveats2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has domain a field of research2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active2001-09-27 09:33:53.0