Einstein’s Postulates: With two deceptively simple postulates and a careful consideration of how measurements are made, Einstein produced the theory of special relativity. 1. The Principle of Relativity: The laws…
Month: August 2020
Michelson Morley Experiment Notes
Michelson Morley Experiment Notes: In the 19th century, physicists generally believed that just as water waves must have a medium to move across (water), and audible sound waves require a…
Inertial and Non Inertial Frames of Reference
Relativistic mechanics, 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…
Frames of Reference in Physics
Frames of Reference in Physics: Before considering the difference between inertial and non-inertial frames of reference it is firstly important to consider what is a frame of reference and why…