Difference between revisions of "Relativity"
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Special relativity deals with spacetime and its behavior. Some of its statements are: objects moving at higher speeds experience slower time. Also, light, or ''c'', is the highest speed any object can achieve. Objects moving at ''c'' would then move to their destination in no time, since time slows down to a stop. | Special relativity deals with spacetime and its behavior. Some of its statements are: objects moving at higher speeds experience slower time. Also, light, or ''c'', is the highest speed any object can achieve. Objects moving at ''c'' would then move to their destination in no time, since time slows down to a stop. | ||
| − | Special relativity also deals with the equivalence of mass and energy, with the famous equation <math>E=MC^2</math>. | + | Special relativity also deals with the equivalence of mass and energy, with the famous equation <math>E=MC^2</math>. This shows that the amount of energy an object contains is equal to its mass multiplied by the squared speed of light. It also shows that a huge amount of energy can come from only a tiny piece of matter. |
Revision as of 20:01, 11 June 2008
Relativity is a branch of modern science that has two parts: special relativity and general relativity. Both were formed by Albert Einstein.
Special Relativity
Special relativity deals with spacetime and its behavior. Some of its statements are: objects moving at higher speeds experience slower time. Also, light, or c, is the highest speed any object can achieve. Objects moving at c would then move to their destination in no time, since time slows down to a stop.
Special relativity also deals with the equivalence of mass and energy, with the famous equation 
. This shows that the amount of energy an object contains is equal to its mass multiplied by the squared speed of light. It also shows that a huge amount of energy can come from only a tiny piece of matter.
