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Theory of relativity

Neuroscience Review: Ch.26

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Special relativity
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Length contraction
General relativity

Jeffrey Serville Physics Honors Dr. McCombs Period 2 Chapter 26: Relativity 26.1/26.2 ? Galilean Relativity/The Speed of Light Vocabulary: Inertial Frame of Reference ? those reference frames in which Newton?s laws are valid. In these frames, objects move in straight lines at constant speeds unless acted upon by a non-zero net force thus, obeying Newton?s law of inertia. Luminiferous Ether ? the medium, proposed by 19th century physicists, in which electromagnetic waves oscillated in. Absolute Frame ? a special frame of reference specific to the laws of electricity and magnetism, which were only valid in there simplest form, at rest relative to the ether. However, these laws would have to be modified in any reference frame moving with respect to the absolute frame. Key Concepts:
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