Special Relativity: meaning and example
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Special Relativity
A theory of the structure of spacetime formulated by Albert Einstein, emphasizing that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers.
“The GPS system needs adjustments based on the principles of special relativity to provide accurate location data.”
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