Galilean invariance — or Galilean relativity is a principle of relativity which states that the fundamental laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames. Galileo Galilei first described this principle in 1632 in his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World… … Wikipedia
Galilean transformation — The Galilean transformation is used to transform between the coordinates of two reference frames which differ only by constant relative motion within the constructs of Newtonian physics. This is the passive transformation point of view. The… … Wikipedia
Lorentz transformations — Set of equations in relativity physics that relate the space and time coordinates of two systems moving at a constant speed relative to each other, developed in 1904 by Hendrik Antoon Lorentz. Required to describe phenomena approaching the speed… … Universalium
History of Lorentz transformations — The Lorentz transformations relate the space time coordinates, (which specify the position x , y , z and time t of an event) relative to a particular inertial frame of reference (the rest system ), and the coordinates of the same event relative… … Wikipedia
Lorentz transformation — A visualisation of the Lorentz transformation (full animation). Only one space coordinate is considered. The thin solid lines crossing at right angles depict the time and distance coordinates of an observer at rest with respect to that frame; the … Wikipedia
Introduction to special relativity — In physics, special relativity is a fundamental theory about space and time, developed by Albert Einstein in 1905 [ On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies . (fourmilab.ch web site): [http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/www/… … Wikipedia
relativistic mechanics — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the motion of bodies whose relative velocities approach the speed of light c, or whose kinetic energies are comparable with the product of their masses m and the square of the velocity of light … Universalium
Moving magnet and conductor problem — Conductor moving in a magnetic field. The moving magnet and conductor problem is a famous thought experiment, originating in the 19th century, concerning the intersection of classical electromagnetism and special relativity. In it, the current in … Wikipedia
Spacetime — For other uses of this term, see Spacetime (disambiguation). Two dimensional analogy of spacetime distortion. Matter changes the geometry of spacetime, this (curved) geometry being interpreted as gravity. White lines do not represent the… … Wikipedia
Principle of covariance — In physics, the principle of covariance emphasizes formulation of physical laws using only those physical quantities the measurements of which the observers in different frames of reference could unambiguously correlate. Mathematically, the… … Wikipedia
