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This still implies that the “Laws” of electromagnetism behave differently under a transformation from one reference frame to another than do the “Laws” of mechanics. 2. Postulates of Special Relativity a. Principle of Special Relativity It doesn’t seem sensible that one “part” of Physics …
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