Exam 35: Special Theory of Relativity

Electrons fired in the TV tubes of recent years traveled at about 0.25 times the speed of light,with momentum greater than their mass times 0.25c.Strictly speaking,this

If you were to travel at speeds close to the speed of light,you would notice that your own

Harry takes a space voyage and returns to find his twin sister has aged more than he has.This is evidence that they have been in different

Relativity equations for time,length and momentum hold true for

According to the special theory of relativity,all laws of nature are the same in reference frames that

Two lightning bolts are seen to strike two distant locations at the same time.Seen from a different location,the two lightning bolts

According to the special theory of relativity,if you measure your own pulse while traveling at very high speeds,you would notice your pulse rate to

The stretching out of time due to motion is called time

When you approach a blinking light source which in turn is moving towards you,you perceive an increase in

Consider a spaceship that moves toward you at half the speed of light.It fires a probe toward you,relative to itself,at 0.7 the speed of light.Relative to you,the probe approaches at about