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special theory of relativity

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special theory of relativity
n.
See special relativity.
special theory of relativity
n
(Physics / General Physics) the theory proposed in 1905 by Einstein, which assumes that the laws of physics are equally valid in all nonaccelerated frames of reference and that the speed of electromagnetic radiation in free space has the same value for all inertial observers. It leads to the idea of a space-time continuum and the equivalence of mass and energy. In combination with quantum mechanics it forms the basis of the theory of elementary particles Also called special relativity See also general theory of relativity, Einstein's law [1]
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Noun1.special theory of relativity - a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
Einstein's special theory of relativity, special relativity, special relativity theory
Einstein's theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
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Clerk Maxwell's formulation of electro-magnetic theory paved the way for Einstein's special theory of relativity.
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In his monumental 1916 work 'The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity', Albert Einstein unified his own special theory of relativity and Newton's law of universal gravitation with his crucial insight - the effects of gravity may not be a force, but can be described by the curvature of space and time.
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His Special Theory of Relativity was published in 1905.
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