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This web site contains a detailed introduction to relativity. It integrates text explanations of relativity concepts with diagrams and animations to clarify the material. It includes a historical perspective, the basics of spacetime, special relativity, and general relativity. The approach is non-mathematical throughout.
Editor's Note: This resource provides a foundation to understand how relativity theory has evolved from the Aristotelian and Galilean views through Maxwell's Electrodynamic Theory of Light, culminating in Einstein's theories. It could be a refresher for teachers or a tutorial for students who have completed a year of high school physics.
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Topic: History and Philosophy of Physics
Unit Title: From Metaphysics to Relativity This resource provides a foundation to understand how relativity theory has evolved from the Aristotelian and Galilean views through Maxwell's Electrodynamic Theory of Light, culminating in Einstein's theories. It could be a refresher for teachers or a tutorial for students who have completed a year of high school physics. Link to Unit:
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R. Salgado, The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity (1995), <http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html>.
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Salgado, R. (2005, April 30). The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html
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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity. April 30, 2005. http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html (accessed 7 December 2024).
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Salgado, Roberto B.. The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity. 1995. 30 Apr. 2005. 7 Dec. 2024 <http://visualrelativity.com/LIGHTCONE/indexv.html>.
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Title = {The Light Cone: an illuminating introduction to relativity},
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Month = {April 30, 2005},
Year = {1995}
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