relativity of simultaneity

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• Relativity of simultaneity — thumb|Event B is simultaneous with A in the green reference frame, but it occurredbefore in the blue frame, and will occur later in the red frame.The relativity of simultaneity is the concept that simultaneity is not absolute, but dependent on… …   Wikipedia

• Simultaneity — is the property of two events happening at the same time in at least one reference frame.The noun Simult means a supernatural coincidence, two or more divinely inspired events that occur at or near the same period of time that are related to each …   Wikipedia

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• relativity — /rel euh tiv i tee/, n. 1. the state or fact of being relative. 2. Physics. a theory, formulated essentially by Albert Einstein, that all motion must be defined relative to a frame of reference and that space and time are relative, rather than… …   Universalium

• History of special relativity — The History of special relativity consists of many theoretical and empirical results of physicists like Hendrik Lorentz and Henri Poincaré, which culminated in the theory of special relativity proposed by Albert Einstein, and subsequent work of… …   Wikipedia

• Special relativity — (SR) (also known as the special theory of relativity or STR) is the physical theory of measurement in inertial frames of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein (after considerable contributions of Hendrik Lorentz and Henri Poincaré) in the …   Wikipedia

• Criticism of relativity theory — Criticism of Albert Einstein s theory of relativity was mainly expressed in the early years after its publication on a scientific, pseudoscientific, philosophical, or ideological basis. Reasons for criticism were, for example, alternative… …   Wikipedia

• Introduction to special relativity — In physics, special relativity is a fundamental theory about space and time, developed by Albert Einstein in 1905 [ On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies . (fourmilab.ch web site): [http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/www/… …   Wikipedia

• Consequences of special relativity — Special relativity has several consequences that struck many people as counterintuitive, among which are: The time lapse between two events is not invariant from one observer to another, but is dependent on the relative speeds of the observers… …   Wikipedia

• Special relativity sources (history) — This article contains the primary and secondary sources, which were important for the development of special relativity. These sources are in the articles: *Lorentz ether theory *History of special relativityReferencesThese references are from… …   Wikipedia

• Test theories of special relativity — are frameworks, which are used for examinations about the validity of Lorentz symmetry and the existence of a preferred frame of reference. A well known example was created by Reza Mansouri and Roman Ulrich Sexl in 1977. [Citation |… …   Wikipedia