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This web site presents the fundamental concepts of Special Relativity along with some more advanced topics. The relativity postulates are used to explain consequences of the theory, such as time dilation, finite maximum speed, and the Lorentz Transformation. Images and animations are used extensively.

https://jila.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/sr.html

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Astronomy - Fundamentals = Relativity Relativity - Special Relativity	- Lower Undergraduate - Upper Undergraduate	- Reference Material

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Keyword:: Special Relativity
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created April 29, 2007 by Enrique Suarez
Record Updated:: August 21, 2020 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 16, 2007
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Hamilton, A. (2007, January 16). Special Relativity. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://jila.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/sr.html

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Hamilton, Andrew. Special Relativity. January 16, 2007. https://jila.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/sr.html (accessed 18 September 2024).

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