Tag Archives: Relativity

Breakthrough Junior Challenge: Some Cool Ways of Looking at the Special Theory of Relativity

Posted on June 6, 2018 by VCE Physics
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Frame of Essence – The light that will light the way

Posted on June 3, 2018 by VCE Physics

Are you really standing still? The Michelson-Morley Experiment Time dilation The Cosmic Speed Limit Mass-Energy Equivalence – E=mc²

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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the Michelson-Morley experiment

Posted on June 3, 2018 by VCE Physics
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Minute Physics – Relativity

Posted on May 31, 2018 by VCE Physics
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Professor Dave explains Special Relativity

Posted on January 15, 2018 by VCE Physics

Special Relativity Part 1: From Galileo to Einstein Special Relativity Part 2: Time Dilation and the Twin Paradox Special Relativity Part 3: Length Contraction Special Relativity Part 4: Mass-Energy Equivalence or E = mc² General Relativity: The Curvature of Spacetime

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Physics Girl – Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox

Posted on January 15, 2018 by VCE Physics

How can just two rules of Einstein’s 1905 theory of special relativity lead to seemingly paradoxical changes in the perception of time?

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Veritasium – Can You Go the Speed of Light?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by VCE Physics

Einstein’s classic thought experiment involves sitting on a train travelling at the speed of light. If you hold a mirror in front of your face, will you see your reflection in a mirror? How could light from your face reach … Continue reading →

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Vsauce – Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by justin

If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your headlights, what would happen?  

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Al’s Relativistic Adventures

Posted on May 12, 2012 by VCE Physics

As part of the World Year of Physics 2005, the Pirelli Internetional Award launched the Pirelli Relativity Challenge. An award for the best multimedia work that explains special relativity theory to the layperson. The prize was given to Kiran Sachdev, who … Continue reading →

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Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity

Posted on April 7, 2012 by VCE Physics
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