Einstein's special relativity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:special_relativity
gptkbp:appliesTo inertial reference frames
gptkbp:basisFor modern physics
gptkbp:category gptkb:theoretical_physics
relativity theory
gptkbp:describes relationship between space and time
gptkbp:excludes gravity
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
1905
gptkbp:hasEquation E=mc^2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Einstein's special relativity
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:postulate laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames
speed of light in vacuum is constant for all observers
gptkbp:predicts length contraction
mass-energy equivalence
relativity of simultaneity
time dilation
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Galilean_relativity
gptkbp:testedBy gptkb:Michelson-Morley_experiment
muon lifetime experiments
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:particle_accelerators
gptkb:GPS_technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Galilean_relativity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5