5 Questions
What is special relativity?
A theory that applies to physical phenomena without gravity
What is general relativity?
A theory that explains the law of gravitation
Who developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
What concepts were introduced by the theory of relativity?
4-dimensional spacetime and gravitational time dilation
When was special relativity accepted by the physics community?
1920s
Study Notes
- The theory of relativity encompasses special and general relativity.
- Special relativity applies to physical phenomena without gravity.
- General relativity explains the law of gravitation and applies to astronomy.
- The theory replaced Isaac Newton's mechanics theory.
- It introduced concepts like 4-dimensional spacetime and gravitational time dilation.
- Relativity improved the science of elementary particles and predicted astronomical phenomena.
- Albert Einstein developed the theory with contributions from others.
- The term "theory of relativity" was based on the principle of relativity.
- Special relativity was accepted by the physics community in the 1920s.
- General relativity became central to physics and astronomy around 1960.
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