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1 Phy 107, Lecture 161 Relativity and Modern Physics Physics changed drastically in the early 1900 s New discoveries Relativity and Quantum Mechanics Relativity Changed the way we think about space and time Quantum mechanics Changed our conceptions of 107, Lecture 162 Special Relativity From 1905 to 1908, Einsteindeveloped the Special theoryof Relativity . Came up completely differentidea of time and space. Everything is absolute lengths, times, that our usual conceptions of space andtime are 107, Lecture 163 Frames of reference Frame of reference: The coordinate system in which you observe events. The room around you. You judge how fast a thrown ball goes by its velocityrelative to some stationary object in the room.
1 Phy107,Lecture 16 1 Relativity and Modern Physics •Physics changed drastically in the early 1900’s •New discoveries — Relativity and Quantum Mechanics …
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