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Special Relativity (49)

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http://eprint.uq.edu.au/archive/00002307/01/larmor.pdf   » A Note on Relativity before Einstein Open in a new browser window
   The first presentation of the Lorentz transformations, including the crucial time dilation, belongs to Larmor (c. 1897).
   http://eprint.uq.edu.au/archive/00002307/01/larmor.pdf

http://www.everythingimportant.org/relativity/special.pdf   » Beneath the Foundations of Spacetime Open in a new browser window
   Special relativity can be derived with moving rulers in such a way that the astonishing connection between space and time can be clearly understood.
   http://www.everythingimportant.org/relativity/special.pdf

http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/papers/b4.pdf   » Breaking in the 4-vectors: the four-dimensional movement in gravitation, 1905–1910 Open in a new browser window
   The four-dimensional language of physics originated with Poincaré, Minkowski, and Sommerfeld in their study of the geometric and symbolic expressions of gravitational action. 57 pages.
   http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/papers/b4.pdf

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cship/   » C-Ship Open in a new browser window
   A short overview of special relativity, filled with relativistic ray traced images. Explains relativistic effects using a theoretical spaceship.
   http://www.fourmilab.ch/cship/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%3Dmc%C2%B2   » E=mc² Open in a new browser window
   An article from the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%3Dmc%C2%B2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olinto_De_Pretto   » E=mc² before Einstein Open in a new browser window
   According to University of Perugia historian of mathematics Umberto Bartocci, Olinto De Pretto published the famous formula E=mc² two years before Albert Einstein in a paper titled "Ipotesi dell’etere nella vita dell’universo" (Hypothesis o
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olinto_De_Pretto

http://www.serve.com/herrmann/einpdf.pdf   » E=mc² is Not Einstein's Discovery Open in a new browser window
   The mathematician Robert A. Herrmann presents a brief history on the mass-energy equation E=mc² to challenge the myth that Einstein was the first to understand that radiant energy has mass.
   http://www.serve.com/herrmann/einpdf.pdf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,253524,00.html   » E=mc² was an Italian's idea Open in a new browser window
   The University of Perugia historian of mathematics Umberto Bartocci claims that a Swiss Italian named Michele Besso alerted Einstein to the writings of Olinto De Pretto who then published Pretto's mass-energy equation without giving credit.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,253524,00.html

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/   » Einstein Light Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/

http://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/Nordstroem.pdf   » Einstein, Nordström and the Early Demise of Scalar, Lorentz Covariant Theories of Gravitation Open in a new browser window
   Conventional thinking says that all Lorentz covariant gravitation theories are unacceptable. 74 pages.
   http://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/Nordstroem.pdf

http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0511/0511247.pdf   » Generalized relativistic velocity addition with spacetime algebra Open in a new browser window
   The general problem of relativistic addition of velocities – and the successive application of noncollinear Lorentz boosts – is addressed.
   http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0511/0511247.pdf

http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0408077   » Henri Poincaré and Relativity Theory Open in a new browser window
   Who created the theory of relativity? This reference identifies the substantial contributions made to relativity theory by the mathematician Henri Poincaré. 254 pages.
   http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0408077

http://www-cosmosaf.iap.fr/Poincare-RR3A.htm   » Henri Poincaré: A Decisive Contribution to Special Relativity Open in a new browser window
   Henri Poincaré set up all the basic concepts of special relativity several years before Einstein published On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies (Annalen der Physik vol XVII 1905 p. 891-921). This is the short version of the story.
   http://www-cosmosaf.iap.fr/Poincare-RR3A.htm

http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/essay-einstein-relativity.htm   » How Did Einstein Discover Special Relativity? Open in a new browser window
   Dr. John Stachel speculates on how Einstein arrived at SRT. Dr. Stachel is Professor of Physics Emeritus and Director of the Center of Einstein Studies at Boston University.
   http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/essay-einstein-relativity.htm

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/velocity.html   » How Do You Add Velocities in Special Relativity? Open in a new browser window
   Here is the formula for adding velocities in special relativity when motion occurs in a single direction.
   http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/velocity.html

http://www.howstuffworks.com/relativity.htm   » How Stuff Works: Special Relativity Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/relativity.htm

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/math-ph/pdf/0309/0309061.pdf   » Imaginary in all directions Open in a new browser window
   There is a preferred algebra of quaternions and complex numbers that is ideally suited to express the equations of special relativity and classical electrodynamics.
   http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/math-ph/pdf/0309/0309061.pdf

http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000657D8-67D9-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7   » Is Travel Faster Than Light Possible? Open in a new browser window
   Individual photons, when tunneling through a quantum barrier, can apparently travel faster than light.
   http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000657D8-67D9-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7

http://www.btinternet.com/~j.doyle/SR/sr1.htm   » Jim Doyle's Special Relativity Pages Open in a new browser window
   A growing collection of pages on special relativity, including Special Relativity in under 15 Minutes!
   http://www.btinternet.com/~j.doyle/SR/sr1.htm

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/pdf/0301/0301050.pdf   » Lorentz Contraction and Accelerated Systems Open in a new browser window
   Lorentz contraction in systems undergoing constant proper acceleration is proven to be completely self-consistent in the context of special relativity.
   http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/pdf/0301/0301050.pdf

http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00000987/00/Michelson.pdf   » Michelson, FitzGerald and Lorentz: the origins of relativity revisited Open in a new browser window
   It is argued that the beginning of relativity theory occurred in early 1889, when G. F. FitzGerald wrote a letter to Oliver Heaviside concerning a result the latter had just obtained from Maxwell's equations.
   http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/archive/00000987/00/Michelson.pdf

http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/papers/einstd7.pdf   » Minkowski, Mathematicians, and the Mathematical Theory of Relativity Open in a new browser window
   Minkowski claimed scientific priority for a great, new, geometric theory of relativity at the Cologne lecture of 1908, based largely on the work of Poincaré. Poincaré was purposely excluded from the meeting. 42 pages.
   http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/papers/einstd7.pdf

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/physics/pdf/0302/0302045.pdf   » Nothing but Relativity Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/physics/pdf/0302/0302045.pdf

http://www.iisc.ernet.in/academy/resonance/Feb2000/pdf/Feb2000p12-15.pdf   » Poincaré and the Special Theory of Relativity Open in a new browser window
   It took many great minds to finally attain the point of view that is now called ‘the special theory of relativity’.
   http://www.iisc.ernet.in/academy/resonance/Feb2000/pdf/Feb2000p12-15.pdf

http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0308/0308017.pdf   » Quaternions in University-Level Physics Considering Special Relativity Open in a new browser window
   The quaternions are an expansion of complex numbers and show close relations to numerous physically fundamental concepts (e.g. Pauli Matrices).
   http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0308/0308017.pdf

http://web.wt.net/~cbenton/relativity.htm   » Relatively Simple Open in a new browser window
   Special Relativity made Relatively Simple offers information and experiments about special relativity.
   http://web.wt.net/~cbenton/relativity.htm

http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~phys16/Textbook/ch10.pdf   » Relativistic Kinematics Open in a new browser window
   This is how special relativity is taught by Dr. David Morin at Harvard University. 72 pages.
   http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~phys16/Textbook/ch10.pdf

http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1160/Ch27SpRl/ApLrntz.html   » Relativistic contraction Open in a new browser window
   Relativists consider it a very important exercise to have students decide how to measure the length of a rapidly moving object.
   http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1160/Ch27SpRl/ApLrntz.html

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/physics/pdf/0507/0507099.pdf   » Relativistic force transformation Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/physics/pdf/0507/0507099.pdf

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/relatvty.htm   » Relativity Tutorial Open in a new browser window
   An introduction to relativity using space-time diagrams.
   http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/relatvty.htm

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Special_relativity.html   » Relativity in its Historical Context Open in a new browser window
   The discovery of special relativity was inevitable, given the momentous discoveries that preceded it.
   http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Special_relativity.html

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/santa/   » Santa at Nearly the Speed of Light Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/santa/

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/pdf/0309/0309020.pdf   » Space Measurements on a Rotating Platform Open in a new browser window
   The age-old puzzling problem of Lorentz contraction on a rotating platform, i.e., Ehrenfest's paradox, is explained in its proper mathematical context.
   http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/pdf/0309/0309020.pdf

http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/sr.shtml   » Special Relativity Open in a new browser window
   Tutorial explains about the postulates, paradox, simulaneity, time dilation, Lorentz transformation constructions, spacetime wheel, and the Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction. Page includes some animated illustrations.
   http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/sr.shtml

http://www.csit.fsu.edu/~berg/teach/phy4241/Lectures/relativity1.pdf   » Special Relativity and Maxwell Equations Open in a new browser window
   A self-contained summary of the theory of special relativity is given, which provides the frame for classical electrodynamics. 26 pages.
   http://www.csit.fsu.edu/~berg/teach/phy4241/Lectures/relativity1.pdf

http://www.adamauton.com/warp/   » Special Relativity simulator Open in a new browser window
   Warp is a program that illustrates the appearance of fast moving objects due to special relativity.
   http://www.adamauton.com/warp/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity   » Special relativity article Open in a new browser window
   From the free encyclopedia Wikipedia.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity

http://www.phys.vt.edu/~takeuchi/relativity/notes   » Special relativity lecture notes Open in a new browser window
   A standard introduction to special relativity where explanations are based on pictures called spacetime diagrams.
   http://www.phys.vt.edu/~takeuchi/relativity/notes

http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0207/0207109.pdf   » Student understanding of time in special relativity Open in a new browser window
   A report on the ineffectiveness of standard university instruction in Einstein's concept of time by Rachel E. Scherr, Peter S. Shaffer, and Stamatis Vokos. 22 pages.
   http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0207/0207109.pdf

http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0409105   » Synchronization Gauges and the Principles of Special Relativity Open in a new browser window
   Synchronization functions set the mathematical clocks represented by the Lorentz transformation and resetting these clocks mathematically only produces a theory equivalent to special relativity in predicting empirical facts. 57 pages.
   http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0409105

http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/aehp/DarO2004.pdf   » The Mystery of the Einstein–Poincare´ Connection Open in a new browser window
   There are striking similarities between the theories propounded in 1905 by Albert Einstein and Henri Poincare´.
   http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/DepPhilo/walter/aehp/DarO2004.pdf

http://www.brera.unimi.it/old/Atti-Como-98/Giannetto.pdf   » The Rise of Special Relativity: Henri Poincaré’s Works before Einstein Open in a new browser window
   Enrico Giannetto argues from a new historical analysis of Poincaré's and Einstein's papers that Poincaré must be considered the actual creator of special relativity. 37 pages.
   http://www.brera.unimi.it/old/Atti-Como-98/Giannetto.pdf

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics.research/msg/e19ac8581a6148f2   » The Twin Paradox in a Spatially Closed and Bounded Universe Open in a new browser window
   Spatially compact spacetimes break global Lorentz invariance and define absolute inertial frames of reference.
   http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics.research/msg/e19ac8581a6148f2

http://www.pa.msu.edu/courses/2000spring/PHY232/lectures/relativity/dilation.html   » Time Dilation Open in a new browser window
   The gamma factor and time dilation can be derived using a very simple clock.
   http://www.pa.msu.edu/courses/2000spring/PHY232/lectures/relativity/dilation.html

http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/~jcresser/Phys378/LectureNotes/SpecialRelativityNotes.pdf   » University Lectures on Special Relativity Open in a new browser window
   Lecture notes on Special Relativity, prepared by J. D. Cresser, Department of Physics, Macquarie University. 44 pages.
   http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/~jcresser/Phys378/LectureNotes/SpecialRelativityNotes.pdf

http://www.everythingimportant.org/relativity/no-new-einstein.pdf   » Why No 'New Einstein'? Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.everythingimportant.org/relativity/no-new-einstein.pdf


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