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Meanings of special relativity in English

Portuguese
relatividade restrita

A physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems.

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relatividade restrita
Russian
частная теория относительности
Portuguese
relatividade restrita
Catalan
relativitat especial
Spanish
relatividad especial

Physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein.

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частная теория относительности
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Examples for "sr"
Examples for "sr"
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Participants: Ten physicians who had used SR for at least six months.
Pubmed
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Sr Stanislaus said the Government approved just over half of citizenship applications.
The Irish Times
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Objective: To study usability and quality of documentation with SR versus typing.
Pubmed
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During SR the upper limit of J was the value of 1.
Pubmed
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Conclusion: HFHC may induce atherosclerosis and the expression of SR-BI and PPARgamma.
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Additionally, elicitin treatment leads to the activation of the multiple response gene str 246.
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Some of the final rhymes with proper names, such as "Hagene": "degene" (str.
The Nibelungenlied
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And I thought... 'I'll break his str...ength!'
What Every Woman Knows
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Secrets of a Perfect Night
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His big brother Win fronts the most lauded band of his generation, but Will is no shrinking violet str(...)
The Irish Times
Usage of special relativity in English
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In special relativity, the time directions are structurally different from the space directions.
Wired
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Somehow, this little glitch led Einstein right to the theory of special relativity.
Wired
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Theory of General Relativity First, don't confuse this with the theory of special relativity.
Wired
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One of his early experiments, known as the Michelson-Morley experiment, provided evidence for special relativity.
Wired
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Travelling faster than the speed of light goes against Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity.
The Guardian
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Einstein's 1905 theory of relativity is called special relativity.
A briefer history of time
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I also discovered that, like life, the afterlife is governed by a law of special relativity.
Forgiving ararat
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Since Albert Einstein developed his theory of special relativity no physicist speaks dogmatically of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The Irish Times
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Einstein's theory of special relativity says that time slows down as an object approaches the speed of light.
Wired
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Second, Einstein produced special relativity.
Wired
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Yes, there are tons of cool things that come from special relativity-butwe are going to talk about general relativity.
Wired
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Others have come up with ideas about new physics that modify special relativity by taking the unexpected effects of higher dimensions into account.
The Guardian
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Since the theory of special relativity forbids information from traveling faster than the speed of light, how does the second particle know the answer?
Wired
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But to keep the speed of light constant at all times and for all observers, in special relativity, space and time become stretchy and variable.
The Guardian
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Einstein made a number of unsuccessful attempts between 1908 and 1914 to find a theory of gravity that was consistent with special relativity.
A briefer history of time
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Special relativity says that the faster something moves, the more massive it becomes.
The Guardian