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Chapter 26 - The Special Theory of Relativity
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Inertial Reference Frame
A reference frame where Newtonâs First Law is valid, can move at aconstant velocity
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Relativity Principle
The basic laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames
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Absolute
Describes measurements that do not change from one reference frame to the next, includesspace and time
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Ether
he assumed medium light travels through in space, the velocity of light given by Maxwellâs Equations was assumed to be respect to this ether
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Null Result
The failure to detect a difference in the speed of light when it travels in different directions relative to the ether
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First Postulate
The laws of physics have the same form in all inertial frames
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Second Postulate
Light propogates through empty space with a definite speed, c, independent of the speed of the source or observer
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Thought Experiments
Simple experimental situations which can be thought about and used tosee the consequences of relativity theory
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Event
Something that happens at a particular place at a particular time
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Time Dilation
Clocks moving relative to an observer are measured to run more slowly, as compared to clocks at rest
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Length Contraction
The length of an object relative to an observer is measure to be shorter alongits direction of motion than when it is at rest
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Four-Dimensional Space-Time
The idea that space takes up three dimensions and time is the fourth dimension
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Space-time interval
The quantity of four-dimensional space-time between two events
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Relativistic Mass
The mass of an object with reference to its velocity
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Correspondence Principle
The insistence that a more general theory can give the same results asa more restricted one
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