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| First postulate of special relativity |
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| All the laws of nature are the same in all uniformly moving reference frames |
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| The observable shortening of objects moving at speeds approaching the speed of light |
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| second postulate of special relativity |
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| The speed of light in empty space always has the same value regardless of the motion of the source or the motion of the observer |
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| A combination of space and time, which are viewed in special relativity as two parts of one whole |
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| special theory of relativity |
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| The theory, introduced in 1905 by Albert Einstein, that describes how time is affected by motion in space at a constant velocity, and how mass and energy are related |
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| An observable stretching or slowing of time in a frame of reference moving past the observer at a speed approaching the speed of light |
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