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- Beneath the Foundations of Spacetime - - Special relativity can be derived with moving rulers in such a way that the astonishing connection between space and time can be clearly understood. [PDF.
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- C-Ship - - A short overview of special relativity, filled with relativistic ray traced images. Explains relativistic effects using a theoretical spaceship.
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- Einstein Light - - A multimedia tutorial on Special Relativity. The introductory level takes 10 minutes, but has links to over 40 explanatory pages giving greater depth and breadth.
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- Henri Poincaré and Relativity Theory - - Who created the theory of relativity? This reference identifies the substantial contributions made to relativity theory by the mathematician Henri Poincaré. 254 pages. [PDF.
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- How Stuff Works: Special Relativity - - The major principles of special relativity (SR) are discussed in an accessible way, via 5 segments, to help you understand the lingo and theories involved.
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- Imaginary in all directions - - There is a preferred algebra of quaternions and complex numbers that is ideally suited to express the equations of special relativity and classical electrodynamics. [PDF.
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- Nothing but Relativity - - There are many ways to derive the Lorentz transformation without invoking Einstein's constancy of light postulate. The path preferred in this paper restates a simple, established approach. [PDF.
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- Relatively Simple - - Special Relativity made Relatively Simple offers information and experiments about special relativity.
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- Relativistic contraction - - Relativists consider it a very important exercise to have students decide how to measure the length of a rapidly moving object.
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- Relativistic force transformation - - Formulas relating one and the same force in two inertial frames of reference are derived directly from the Lorentz transformation of space and time coordinates. [PDF.
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- Relativistic Kinematics - - This is how special relativity is taught by Dr. David Morin at Harvard University. 72 pages. [PDF.
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- Santa at Nearly the Speed of Light - - An estimate of the speed and distances covered by Santa Claus on Christmas night. The physics is unassailable. The article is hosted on the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory website.
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- Special Relativity - - A brief overview of the theory of special relativity, and how it pertains to particles at SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator.
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- Special Relativity - - Tutorial explains about the postulates, paradox, simulaneity, time dilation, Lorentz transformation constructions, spacetime wheel, and the Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction. Page includes some animated illustrations.
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- Special Relativity - - A unit for an online relativity textbook explaining special relativistic mathematical physics.
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- Special Relativity - - This is chapter two of Christoph Schiller's 1000 page walk through the whole of physics, from classical mechanics to relativity, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, quantum theory, nuclear physics and unification. 61 pages. [PDF.
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- Time Dilation - - The gamma factor and time dilation can be derived using a very simple clock.
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- Why No 'New Einstein'? - - Followers of large well-supported research programs have lots of powerful senior scientists to promote their careers. People with the uncanny ability to ask new questions or recognize unexamined assumptions are often underappreciated. [PDF.
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