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A discussion considering the properties and theories of light and how their study led to the special theory of relativity. Einstein’s mass-energy relation is also discussed.
Shows experiments filmed at a high energy laboratory near Paris and a cosmic ray field station on the Yorkshire Moors. These are used to explain the two postulates on which Einstein based his whole theory of...
Aimed at introducing and developing Introduces and develops knowledge of the theory of special relativity. Explains, using animated illustrations, inertial reference frames; principle and theory of special...
Lochlainn O’Raifeartaigh and C Lanczos, both of the Dublih Institute of Advanced Studies discuss Einstein’s theories.
Support video for course S271. [For synopsis of SPECIAL RELATIVITY, see separate programme entry.)
A computer-animated sequence depicts the view of an observer moving along a telephone-pole-lined road at ever increasing speeds (shows the visual effects of the finite velocity of light). Time dilation and...
Explains in simple terms the following: how physicists make measurements of position and distance using the three-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system to create a reference frame for measurement; 2) the...
Six-part documentary series exploring the concepts of physics from familiar theories, such as Newton’s Law of Gravity, to the latest in scientific research, like string theory and M-theory. By connecting...
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