Relativity

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Western Australian Certificate of Education Physics (Special Relativity) Karteikarten am Relativity, erstellt von Selina Koo am 06/09/2017.
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Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity 1. The laws of physics are the same for all objects moving in the same frame of reference at a constant velocity. 2. The free space velocity of light is constant for all observers, regardless of their state of motion.
Inertial Frame - at a constant velocity or at rest - does not experience acceleration - no experiment to determine who is stationary
Addition of Velocities Velocities are not arithmetically additive. - two people observing the same object will see different velocities.
Time As speed approaches the speed of light, time dilates: their clock appears to run slow.
Length As speed approaches the speed of light length contracts in the direction of motion.
Mass/Momentum As speed approaches the speed of light mass increases exponentially. Momentum must be conserved.
Colour As speed approaches the speed of light the colour changes due to the Doppler Shift/Effect.
Energy E = m\(c^2\)\(\gamma\)
Time and Mass
Length
Momentum
Simultaneity - simultaneous events only occur simultaneously in certain frames of reference - the sequence is different for the moving frame
Luminiferous Aether Light bearing aether - what they used to think light travelled through - thought that waves needed a medium to travel through
Michaelson-Morley Experiment (1887) - to test for Luminiferous Aether - two beams of light travel in different planes - there should be a refraction pattern due to time difference - the experiment was a failure
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