Abstract
We’ve all heard of Albert Einstein and I’m sure most of us have heard of his theory of relativity. It’s a very popular concept that’s often talked about and mentioned, but what really is the theory of relativity? Well to understand it, first we have to get the backbone of the idea set up. The theory is composed of mainly two parts: Special Relativity and General Relativity. These two concepts are ideas that shaped scientific understanding of space, time, and gravity and fundamentally changed thinking in areas like atomic and nuclear physics in the 20th Century.
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Shelton, Xander
(2024)
"Understanding the Theory of Relativity: Simplified Space-Time,"
Osmosis Magazine: Vol. 2024:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/osmosis/vol2024/iss2/9
