Special Theory of Relativity

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_theory
gptkbp:applies_to objects moving at constant speed
gptkbp:describes relationship between space and time
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:has_applications_in gptkb:Physics
nuclear physics
gptkbp:has_implications_for gptkb:mass-energy_equivalence
gptkbp:has_influenced gptkb:philosophy_of_science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Theory of Relativity
gptkbp:introduced concept of time dilation
concept of length contraction
gptkbp:is_applied_in engineering
astrophysics
satellite technology
gptkbp:is_based_on constancy of the speed of light
principle of relativity
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:General_Theory_of_Relativity
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some physicists
gptkbp:is_described_as Lorentz transformations
Einstein's 1905 paper
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:lectures
gptkb:textbooks
scientific conferences
symposia
popular science literature
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:philosophical_debates
scientific reviews
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:academic_journals
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:science_fiction
online courses
public lectures
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to gptkb:Physics
modern physics
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
Lorentz transformations
Galileo's relativity
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
time travel theories
four-dimensional spacetime
simultaneity
twin paradox
invariance
relativity of simultaneity
Einstein's postulates
photon behavior
relativistic energy
relativistic momentum
space travel theories
gptkbp:is_supported_by experimental evidence
gptkbp:is_taught_in physics courses
gptkbp:is_used_in GPS technology
gptkbp:key understanding black holes
understanding cosmology
gptkbp:published_in 1905
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3