Theory of relativity
principle · 1905 · Electric age
Einstein’s special (1905) and general (1915) theories.
Author: Albert Einstein.
Principles and materials it uses
- Speed of light — uses. The constancy of the speed of light.
- Maxwell’s equations — uses. It grew out of electrodynamics.
Where it is used
- GPS (satellite navigation) — is used in. Corrections for the relativistic slowing of clocks.
- Big Bang theory — is used in. General relativity.
- Gravitational waves — is used in. Predicted by general relativity.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Interferometer — was inspired by. The Michelson–Morley experiment found no ether.
What it is a kind of
- E = mc² — includes. A consequence of special relativity.