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Chapter 38A -- Relativity

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Summary<br />

Einstein’s Special Theory of <strong>Relativity</strong>, , published<br />

in 1905, was based on two postulates:<br />

I. I. The laws of of physics are the same for all<br />

frames of of reference moving at at a constant<br />

velocity with respect to to each other.<br />

II. The free space velocity of of light c is<br />

is<br />

constant for all observers, independent of<br />

of<br />

their state of of motion. ( (c (c = 3 x 10 8 m/s)

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