- "The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity."
Study of gravity and motion through space, including Einstein’s theories of relativity.
Inertial Frames of Reference: Understanding the concept of frames of reference and their importance in Relativity.
Lorentz Transformations: The set of equations that define how space and time coordinates transform between different inertial frames of reference.
Time Dilation: The slowing down of time for an object moving relative to a stationary observer as predicted by Special Relativity.
Length Contraction: The physical contraction of an object in the direction of its motion as predicted by Special Relativity.
Relativistic Kinematics: The application of Special Relativity to the study of the behaviour of particles in motion.
Energy-Momentum Equivalence: The relationship between mass and energy as described by Einstein's famous equation, E=mc².
Gravitation: An introduction to the concept of gravity and its effect on space and time according to General Relativity.
Geodesics: The paths that objects follow in curved space-time, such as the trajectory of a planet orbiting a star.
Black Holes: A phenomenon that occurs when a massive object collapses under its own gravity, creating a region of space-time from which nothing, including light, can escape.
Cosmology: The study of the large-scale structure, origin, and evolution of the universe.
- "Special relativity was proposed and published in 1905 and general relativity in 1915, respectively."
- "Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in the absence of gravity."
- "General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to the forces of nature."
- "General relativity applies to the cosmological and astrophysical realm, including astronomy."
- "It superseded a 200-year-old theory of mechanics created primarily by Isaac Newton."
- "It introduced concepts including 4-dimensional spacetime as a unified entity of space and time, relativity of simultaneity, kinematic and gravitational time dilation, and length contraction."
- "With relativity, cosmology and astrophysics predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves."
- "The theory transformed theoretical physics and astronomy during the 20th century."
- "Relativity improved the science of elementary particles and their fundamental interactions."
- "With relativity, cosmology and astrophysics predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves."
- "It introduced 4-dimensional spacetime as a unified entity of space and time."
- "General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to the forces of nature."
- "It introduced concepts including... kinematic and gravitational time dilation."
- "With relativity, cosmology and astrophysics predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves."
- "It introduced concepts including... 4-dimensional spacetime as a unified entity of space and time."
- "With relativity, cosmology and astrophysics predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves."
- "The theory transformed... astronomy during the 20th century."
- "It superseded a 200-year-old theory of mechanics created primarily by Isaac Newton."
- "Relativity improved the science of elementary particles and their fundamental interactions, along with ushering in the nuclear age."