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This goes back to another quote of another founder of modern physics, Paul Dirac, who wrote down the relativistic wave equation, an equation that describes quantum mechanics connected with special relativity — it’s called the Dirac equation.
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Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024
But special relativity expressly forbids speeds faster than light.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 23 May 2024
Hafele carefully computed the tiny effects from motion (special relativity) and altitude (general relativity), effects that added up and sometimes even canceled out.
—C. Renée James, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2014
It was eventually disproved—thanks to the famous Michelson-Morley experiment in 1887 and Albert Einstein's development of special relativity and his paper on the photoelectric effect in 1905 (his annus mirabilis).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2023
This is not a violation of the familiar speed-of-light rule from special relativity, because the galaxies themselves aren’t moving; instead, the space between us is expanding.
—Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
According to special relativity, motion is relative.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Time is relative However, physicist Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity suggests that time passes at different rates for different people.
—Adi Foord, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
Indeed, Einstein was not the first person to wonder if time is an illusion — and his own theory of special relativity may make the statement plausible.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024
But special relativity expressly forbids speeds faster than light.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 23 May 2024
Hafele carefully computed the tiny effects from motion (special relativity) and altitude (general relativity), effects that added up and sometimes even canceled out.
—C. Renée James, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2014
It was eventually disproved—thanks to the famous Michelson-Morley experiment in 1887 and Albert Einstein's development of special relativity and his paper on the photoelectric effect in 1905 (his annus mirabilis).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2023
This is not a violation of the familiar speed-of-light rule from special relativity, because the galaxies themselves aren’t moving; instead, the space between us is expanding.
—Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
According to special relativity, motion is relative.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Time is relative However, physicist Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity suggests that time passes at different rates for different people.
—Adi Foord, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
Indeed, Einstein was not the first person to wonder if time is an illusion — and his own theory of special relativity may make the statement plausible.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
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