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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Special relativity"”.
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Flexible discussion under student control in the ELIZA computer program : Coordination of small discussion units illustrated in a tutorial discussion of the train paradox of special relativity
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 1967
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Adapting the OpenRelativity toolkit to multi-perspective dome projection
… intuitive explanations and visuals of the OpenRelativity game engine. From its inception, OpenRelativity was meant as a toolkit to produce many learning experiences, and this thesis represents the latest attempt to port that experience to a new medium. The increased immersion, direction, and …
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A Development of a New Approach to the Static Axially Symmetric Einstein- Maxwell Field.
Principle of General CovarianceSpecial relativity and classical mechanics share the principle of invariance of the laws of physics in all inertial reference frames. They differ in that the postulate of the constancy of the velocity of light holds in special relativity. On the other hand, the …
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Relativistic Quantum Tasks
… in the history of science. Einstein's theory of special relativity, which describes the relationship between space and time, is likewise a highly successful and widely accepted theory. And yet there is a well-documented tension between the two theories, to the extent that it is still not clear …
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RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY
… non-communicating models can be justified by special relativity and study the limitations of such models. In particular, we present a framework for analysing security of multiround relativistic protocols. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to analysing specific protocols. We start by …
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Length standards and the twin paradox in the special theory of relativity
… that not all results which appear to depend on Special Relativity actually do. I conclude this Thesis with an argument that the Twin Paradox cannot be resolved consistently if we impose simultaneously all ·'physical"" conditions which various resolutions impose in part."
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Experimental Test of Relativistic Time Dilation by Laser Spectroscopy of Fast Ions
… effect. A deviation from the prediction given by Special Relativity would disprove the Relativity Principle and, therefore, single out a physically preferred reference frame. In order to enhance the accuracy of previous experiments in this sector, the systematics of two Doppler-free techniques of …
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Super-quantum and quantum enhancements of two-sender channels
… mechanics allows, yet weak enough to respect special relativity in prohibiting faster-than-light communication. Understanding the power of such correlations will yield insight into the non-locality of quantum mechanics. Whereas previous studies of super-quantum correlations have demonstrated …
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Semiometrics: producing a compositional view of influence
… the most cited. For example, Einstein's 'Special Relativity' paper from 1905 received (and continues to receive) fewer citations from other papers than his 'Brownian Motion" paper of the same year, despite the former radically changing the course of an entire scientific discipline to a …
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Geometric aspects of gauge and spacetime symmetries
We investigate several problems in relativity and particle physics where symmetries play a central role; in all cases geometric properties of Lie groups and their quotients are related to physical effects. The first part is concerned with symmetries in gravity. We apply the theory of Lie group …
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ANTIREALISM AND TIME: AN ESSAY IN METHOD AND METAPHYSICS
… and therefore overcome the argument from special relativity against the global present. In the third chapter, I show that we must rely on perceptual experience to infer the dynamicity of time. Afterwards, I argue that to account for this dynamicity in terms of the world as we perceive it …
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Interfaces in Numerical Relativistic hydrodynamics
… in multidimensional simulations<br/>in general relativity. The interior structure of a neutron star is believed to<br/>contain several regions, often separated by sharp transition layers. These layers<br/>are too thin to be explicitly incorporated in a numerical simulation of the<br/>entire …
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Differential systems, moving frames, structure-preserving submersions and geometrical problems in physics
… of geometrical problems arising in physics, especially the class of problems that can be described as “structure-preserving submer- sions”. A novel feature of our approach is the formulation of an algorithm which we have named “the method of involutive seeds”. By using this method, we can …
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Design of a positron beam for the study of the entanglement in three gamma-rays generated by positronium annihilation
… first to be discovered and studied.In the 1920s, special relativity and quantum mechanics were two of the pillars of modern physics. One of the first attempts to combine the two was Dirac’s equation [6]. Dirac tried to explain the behavior of spin one-half particles like the electron when moving …