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  • Einstein developed his general theory of relativity by working on ... lies at the heart of the general theory of relativity. Einstein's equivalence ...
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  • ) is a branch of physics involving study of the movement of physical ... as classical mechanics. The foundations of quantum mechanics were established ...
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  • and which cannot be explained in terms of another interaction. Currently ... Einstein completed the General Theory of Relativity, a more accurate description ...
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  • Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: A field ... Classical Electrodynamics and Theory of Relativity] - by Ruslan Sharipov. ...
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  • proposal—the basis for his theory of relativity. It appears, however ... by Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, published in 1905 ...
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  • In the special theory of relativity, mass and energy are equivalent ... Also, according to the theory of relativity, for objects moving at ...
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  • and technology that led to the development of radio. Besides his work in ... validity of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Lodge proposed his ...
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  • In cosmology, the Steady State theory (also known as the Infinite ... and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity. New York: Wiley. ...
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  • In physics, acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity—that ... This means that it is defined by properties of magnitude (size or measurability ...
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  • Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics ... Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity plays a major role ...
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  • for Bose-Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose-Einstein condensate ... (c. 1922), which clarified the behaviour of photons (the particles of light ...
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  • Special relativity is a fundamental physics theory about space and ... as a modification of Newtonian physics. It was created to deal with ...
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  • Deontological ethics recognizes a number of distinct duties, such ... It seems fair to say the ordinary ethical thinking, at least that ...
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  • out") is a parameter or measure of spatial characteristics of ... In the physical world, according to the theory of relativity the fourth ...
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  • difference between our experience of time and space. Modern physics ... The basic property of spacetime is 'the metric' that describes ...
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  • In mathematics, curvature refers to any of a number of loosely related ... The primordial example of extrinsic curvature is that of a circle ...
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  • decrease in energy (increase in wavelength) of an X-ray or gamma ray photon ... * Relativistic dynamics: special theory of relativity * Trigonometry: ...
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  • apparent change in frequency and wavelength of a wave that is perceived by ... light requires the use of the Special Theory of Relativity. ...
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  • In epistemology and the philosophy of perception, phenomenalism is ... defined objects as logical constructs out of sense-data or ideas. ...
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  • Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was ... Born the son of John P. Hubble, an insurance executive in Marshfield ...
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