(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.
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Special theory of relativity
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
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Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.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…
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be…
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.happening or existing or done at the same time
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.happening or existing or done at the same time
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
Used in the same subject area: Relativity, Physics.
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