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Beneath the Foundations of Spacetime http://www.everythingimportant.org/relativity/special.pdf Special relativity becomes simple and very convincing when the Lorentz transformation is derived only from Newton's first law of motion and the homogeneity of time. C-Ship http://www.fourmilab.ch/cship/ A short overview of special relativity, filled with relativistic ray traced images. Explains relativistic effects using a theoretical spaceship. How Do You Add Velocities in Special Relativity? http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/velocity.html Here is the formula for adding velocities in special relativity when motion occurs in a single direction. How Stuff Works: Special Relativity http://www.howstuffworks.com/relativity.htm The major principles of special relativity (SR) are discussed in an accessible way, via 5 segments, to help you understand the lingo and theories involved. Imaginary in all directions http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/math-ph/pdf/0309/0309061.pdf There is a preferred algebra of quaternions and complex numbers that is ideally suited to express the equations of special relativity and classical electrodynamics. Is Travel Faster Than Light Possible? http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000657D8-67D9-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7 From: Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics Jim Doyle's Special Relativity Pages http://www.btinternet.com/~j.doyle/SR/sr1.htm A growing collection of pages on special relativity, including Special Relativity in under 15 Minutes! Lorentz Contraction and Accelerated Systems http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/pdf/0301/0301050.pdf Lorentz contraction in systems undergoing constant proper acceleration is proven to be completely self-consistent in the context of special relativity. Minkowski spacetime http://home.wanadoo.nl/ronald.koster/minkowski.html Minkowski's spacetime concept explained.[PDF] Quaternions in University-Level Physics Considering Special Relativity http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0308/0308017.pdf The quaternions are an expansion of complex numbers and show close relations to numerous physically fundamental concepts (e.g. Pauli Matrices). Relatively Simple http://web.wt.net/~cbenton/relativity.htm Special Relativity made Relatively Simple offers information and experiments about special relativity. Relativistic Contraction http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/%7ecfadd/1160/Ch27SpRl/ApLrntz.html Those who teach special relativity consider it a very important exercise to have students decide how to measure the length of a rapidly moving object. Relativity in its Historical Context http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Special_relativity.html The discovery of special relativity was inevitable, given the momentous discoveries that preceded it. Relativity Tutorial http://www.astro.ucla.edu/%7ewright/relatvty.htm An introduction to relativity using space-time diagrams. Santa at Nearly the Speed of Light http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/santa/ An estimate of the speed and distances covered by Santa Claus on Christmas night. The physics is unassailable. The article is hosted on the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory website. Space Measurements on a Rotating Platform http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/pdf/0309/0309020.pdf The age-old puzzling problem of Lorentz contraction on a rotating platform, i.e., Ehrenfest's paradox, is explained in its proper mathematical context. Special Relativity http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/relativity.html A brief overview of the theory of special relativity, and how it pertains to particles at SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator) Special Relativity http://www.geocities.com/zcphysicsms/sr.htm A unit for an online relativity textbook explaining special relativistic mathematical physics. Special Relativity http://www.motionmountain.net/C-2-CLSC.pdf This is chapter two of Christoph Schiller's 1000 page walk through the whole of physics, from classical mechanics to relativity, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, quantum theory, nuclear physics and unification. 61 pages. Special relativity article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity From the free encyclopedia Wikipedia. Special Relativity Lecture Notes http://www.phys.vt.edu/~takeuchi/relativity/notes A standard introduction to special relativity where explanations are based on pictures called spacetime diagrams. Student understanding of time in special relativity http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0207/0207109.pdf A report on the ineffectiveness of standard university instruction in the concept of time in special relativity by Rachel E. Scherr, Peter S. Shaffer, and Stamatis Vokos. 22 pages. Synchronization Gauges and the Principles of Special Relativity http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0409105 There are a few published theories that seem to differ from the standard Special Relativity Theory (SRT). These differences are only in the chosen synchronization procedures and are wholly equivalent to SRT in predicting empirical facts. 57 pages. Traveling the universe at constant acceleration http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/sr/wheel.html Suppose you took a trip across the universe in a spaceship, accelerating all the time at one Earth gravity g. How far would you travel in a given amount of time? University Lectures on Special Relativity http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/~jcresser/Phys378/LectureNotes/SpecialRelativityNotes.pdf Lecture notes on Special Relativity, prepared by J. D. Cresser, Department of Physics, Macquarie University. 44 pages.

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