theory of special relativity

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/theory_of_special_relativity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:special_relativity
gptkbp:appliesTo inertial reference frames
gptkbp:category gptkb:theoretical_physics
physics
relativity
gptkbp:compatibleWith non-inertial reference frames
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:German
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
1905
gptkbp:hasFamousEquation E=mc^2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label theory of special relativity
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:general_relativity
modern physics
gptkbp:predicts gptkb:mass–energy_equivalence
length contraction
relativity of simultaneity
time dilation
gptkbp:principle laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames
speed of light in vacuum is constant for all observers
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Annalen_der_Physik
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Maxwell's_equations
gptkb:Lorentz_transformations
gptkb:Michelson–Morley_experiment
gptkb:Minkowski_spacetime
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Galilean_relativity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SL(2,C)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7