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What is special relativity?
What is the difference between special and general relativity?
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Special relativity, which is one of the most well-confirmed physics theories of all time, is a scientific theory illustrating how matter moves through time as well as space.
Special relativity is an essential tool of modern physics, and its predictions and calculations have been experimentally tested and analyzed time and time again. And, the two fundamental postulates of special relativity are that the laws of physics are very similar irrespective of absolute velocity, and that the speed of light is constant as well as steady for all observers.
At the same time, special relativity gravity also declares that space and time are not separate or individual concepts, but intertwined. However, on the other hand, general relativity makes clear that gravity is essentially a curvature in the space-time caused by matter, like earth.
Special relativity is an essential tool of modern physics, and its predictions and calculations have been experimentally tested and analyzed time and time again. And, the two fundamental postulates of special relativity are that the laws of physics are very similar irrespective of absolute velocity, and that the speed of light is constant as well as steady for all observers.
At the same time, special relativity gravity also declares that space and time are not separate or individual concepts, but intertwined. However, on the other hand, general relativity makes clear that gravity is essentially a curvature in the space-time caused by matter, like earth.
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