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This timeline describes the major developments, both experimental and theoretical, of: Einstein’s special theory of relativity (SR), its predecessors
Timeline of special relativity and the speed of light
Timeline_of_special_relativity_and_the_speed_of_light
The history of special relativity consists of many theoretical results and empirical findings obtained by Albert A. Michelson, Hendrik Lorentz, Henri Poincaré
History_of_special_relativity
Two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
The theory of relativity comprises two physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905
Theory_of_relativity
The following is a timeline of gravitational physics and general relativity. 3rd century B.C. – Aristarchus of Samos proposes the heliocentric model.
Timeline of gravitational physics and relativity
Timeline_of_gravitational_physics_and_relativity
Experiments probing the accuracy of special relativity's predictions
Special relativity is a physical theory that plays a fundamental role in the description of all physical phenomena, as long as gravitation is not significant
Tests_of_special_relativity
Physics principle
combination with Maxwell's equations, the principle of relativity leads to special relativity. Maxwell found the speed of light calculated from his equations
Principle_of_relativity
Physical constant equal to the speed of light
gravitational waves in the general theory of relativity is equal to the speed of light in vacuum, c. Within the theory of special relativity, the constant c is
Speed_of_gravity
Measured time difference as explained by relativity theory
from the observed constancy of the speed of light in all reference frames dictated by the second postulate of special relativity. This constancy of the speed
Time_dilation
Origins of Einstein's gravitation theory
the speed of light. As Einstein later said, the reason for the development of general relativity was the preference of inertial motion within special
History_of_general_relativity
Theory of gravitation as curved spacetime
1916 and is the accepted description of the gravitation of macroscopic objects in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and refines
General_relativity
Graph of space and time in special relativity
Especially when used in special relativity (SR), the temporal axes of a spacetime diagram are often scaled with the speed of light c, and thus are often labeled
Spacetime_diagram
Physics developed since 1900
to the speed of light (special relativity), small distances comparable to the atomic radius (quantum mechanics), and very high energies (relativity). In
Modern_physics
writings, and in doing so he established the connection to the speed of light and concluded that light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. The four modern
History of Maxwell's equations
History_of_Maxwell's_equations
Lord Rayleigh Timeline of special relativity and the speed of light Electricity Electricity (History of discovery) Electromagnetism History of electromagnetism
Timeline of luminiferous aether
Timeline_of_luminiferous_aether
Path of an object through spacetime
Minkowski. The term is now used most often in the context of relativity theories (i.e., special relativity and general relativity). A world line of an object
World_line
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for
Albert_Einstein
the semi-major axis, T is the orbital period, c is the speed of light, and e is the orbital eccentricity (see: Two-body problem in general relativity)
Tests_of_general_relativity
the atom 1904 1905 – Albert Einstein: Special relativity, proposes light quantum (later named photon) to explain the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion
Timeline of fundamental physics discoveries
Timeline_of_fundamental_physics_discoveries
Issue in science history
Albert Einstein presented the theories of special relativity and general relativity in publications that either contained no formal references to previous
Relativity_priority_dispute
Historical development of physics
objects travel at speeds much slower than light speed. For objects travelling near light speed, however, the theory of relativity shows that clocks associated
History_of_physics
Theory of gravity by Albert Einstein
of special relativity: observers for whom light travels along straight lines at constant speed. Einstein hypothesized that the similar experiences of
Introduction to general relativity
Introduction_to_general_relativity
Hypothetical travel into the past or future
usual sense of the perception of time, is an extensively observed phenomenon and is well understood within the framework of special relativity and general
Time_travel
Attraction of masses and energy
the Lorentz transformation already applicable to light rather than the Galilean transformation adopted by Newton. Special relativity, as in special case
Gravity
Hypothetical faster-than-light particle
velocity of light. Similarly they argue that while accelerating normal matter beyond the speed of light is inconsistent with special relativity, this does
Tachyon
Relation of space and time in relativity theory
in the plane. The second postulate of special relativity is that the speed of light does not depend on the inertial frame of reference in which the measurements
Hyperbolic_orthogonality
Field-equations in general relativity
In the general theory of relativity, the Einstein field equations (EFE; also known as Einstein's equations) relate the geometry of spacetime to the distribution
Einstein_field_equations
Fictional superluminal spacecraft propulsion system
back as the mid-1930s, for example Jack Williamson's The Cometeers (1936). Einstein's theory of special relativity states that speed of light travel is
Warp_drive
The mathematics of general relativity is complicated. In Newton's theories of motion, an object's length and the rate at which time passes remain constant
Introduction to the mathematics of general relativity
Introduction_to_the_mathematics_of_general_relativity
tests of QED Tests of special relativity Tests of relativistic energy and momentum Modern searches for Lorentz violation Measurements of neutrino speed Tests
List of experiments in physics
List_of_experiments_in_physics
Thought experiment in special relativity
physics, the twin paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity involving twins, one of whom takes a space voyage at relativistic speeds and returns
Twin_paradox
Everything in space and time
predictions of general relativity when gravitational effects are weak and objects are moving slowly compared to the speed of light. The relation between matter
Universe
Fundamental quantity in physics
breaking, Timeline of the Big Bang, and the articles in Category:Physical cosmology). General relativity gave us our modern notion of the expanding universe
Time_in_physics
French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912)
gravitation is not instantaneous, but happens with the speed of light. Einstein's first paper on relativity was published three months after Poincaré's short
Henri_Poincaré
Compact astronomical body
anything, including light, from escaping. Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, which describes gravitation as the curvature of spacetime, predicts
Black_hole
Region in spacetime from which nothing can escape
escape velocity of the gravitational influence of a massive object exceeds the speed of light, then light originating inside or from it can escape temporarily
Event_horizon
Fundamental concept of classical mechanics
classical physics and special relativity, an inertial frame of reference (also called an inertial space or a Galilean reference frame) is a frame of reference
Inertial_frame_of_reference
General-relativistic effect
according to the equivalence principle used in the general theory of relativity. The speed of light in a locale is always equal to c according to the observer
Gravitational_time_dilation
Phenomenon wherein objects appear to move about their true positions in the sky
role in the development of the theories of light, electromagnetism and, ultimately, the theory of special relativity. It was first observed in the late 1600s
Aberration_(astronomy)
Continuous progression from past to future
occurred and measure the amount by which one event preceded or followed another. In special relativity, ct (where c is the speed of light and t is time)
Time
by the field equations of general relativity. Solving the Kepler problem is essential to calculate the bending of light by gravity and the motion of a
Two-body problem in general relativity
Two-body_problem_in_general_relativity
Speed and direction of a motion
|v| etc. The above equations are valid for both Newtonian mechanics and special relativity. Where Newtonian mechanics and special relativity differ is
Velocity
When studying and formulating Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, various mathematical structures and techniques are utilized. The main tools
Mathematics of general relativity
Mathematics_of_general_relativity
Velocity measured relative to an observer
with respect to B" and "the velocity of A in the coordinate system where B is always at rest". The violation of special relativity occurs because this
Relative_velocity
Rate of change of velocity
} The special theory of relativity describes the behaviour of objects travelling relative to other objects at speeds approaching that of light in vacuum
Acceleration
Hypothesis that inertial and gravitational masses are equivalent
potential, and light rays bend in a gravitational field. He connected the equivalence principle to his earlier principle of special relativity: This assumption
Equivalence_principle
Time delay caused by space-time distortion near massive objects
takes light to travel a given distance from the perspective of an outside observer. In a 1964 article entitled "Fourth Test of General Relativity", Irwin
Shapiro_time_delay
Laws in physics about force and motion
a body cannot be accelerated to the speed of light. Depending on the problem at hand, momentum in special relativity can be represented as a three-dimensional
Newton's_laws_of_motion
Chronology of development from 1905
In special relativity, the history of the twin paradox chronicles the development of the famous thought experiment known as the twin paradox, which started
History_of_the_twin_paradox
Energy of a moving physical body
good approximation of kinetic energy only when v is much less than the speed of light. The adjective kinetic has its roots in the Greek word κίνησις kinesis
Kinetic_energy
Timeline of electromagnetism and classical optics lists, within the history of electromagnetism, the associated theories, technology, and events. 28th
Timeline of electromagnetism and classical optics
Timeline_of_electromagnetism_and_classical_optics
Time after the present
occur. In special relativity, the future is considered absolute future, or the future light cone. In the philosophy of time, presentism is the belief that
Future
Cosmological model
of an event in Minkowski space by a change of coordinates. Milne developed this model independent of general relativity but with awareness of special
Milne_model
The following timeline outlines notable discoveries in the study of black holes in physics, beginning in the 18th century and continuing to modern observations
Timeline of black hole physics
Timeline_of_black_hole_physics
Physical effect in general relativity
In physics and general relativity, gravitational redshift (known as Einstein shift in older literature) is the phenomenon that electromagnetic waves or
Gravitational_redshift
Development of linear transformations forming the Lorentz group
of physics, because they formed the basis of special relativity in which they exhibit the symmetry of Minkowski spacetime, making the speed of light invariant
History of Lorentz transformations
History_of_Lorentz_transformations
Light bending by mass between source and observer
travelling at the speed of light, Newtonian physics also predicts the bending of light, but only half of that predicted by general relativity. Orest Khvolson
Gravitational_lens
Conjecture that the laws of physics prevent closed timelike curves
general relativity prevent time travel— even when the latter theory states that it should be possible (such as in scenarios where faster than light travel
Chronology protection conjecture
Chronology_protection_conjecture
Hypothetical topological feature of spacetime
Wormholes are based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations, and are consistent with the general theory of relativity. In 1995, Matt Visser
Wormhole
1984 graduate textbook by Robert M. Wald
General Relativity is a graduate textbook and reference written by the gravitational physicist Robert Wald. It provides a mathematically rigorous and thorough
General_Relativity_(book)
Overview of and topical guide to black holes
inside it. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can deform spacetime to form a black hole. The boundary of the region
Outline_of_black_holes
Tensor that describes the 4D geometry of spacetime
In general relativity, the metric tensor (in this context often abbreviated to simply the metric) is the fundamental object of study. The metric captures
Metric tensor (general relativity)
Metric_tensor_(general_relativity)
Description of gravity using discrete values
understanding of gravity is based on Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which incorporates his theory of special relativity and deeply modifies the understanding
Quantum_gravity
2015 detection made by LIGO interferometers
improve the constraints on deviations from general relativity. The speed of gravitational waves (vg) is predicted by general relativity to be the speed of light
First observation of gravitational waves
First_observation_of_gravitational_waves
Description of large objects' physics
velocities approaching the speed of light, special relativity is needed. In cases where objects become extremely massive, general relativity becomes applicable
Classical_mechanics
British astrophysicist (1882–1944)
Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world. World War I had severed many lines of scientific communication, and new developments
Arthur_Eddington
A timeline of events in the history of thermodynamics. 1593 – Galileo Galilei invents one of the first thermoscopes, also known as Galileo thermometer
Timeline_of_thermodynamics
Aspect of relativity in physics
speed of gravitational waves in the general theory of relativity is equal to the speed of light in vacuum, c. Within the theory of special relativity
Gravitational_wave
Thought experiment in special relativity
in special relativity. It was first described by E. Dewan and M. Beran in 1959 but became more widely known after John Stewart Bell elaborated the idea
Bell's_spaceship_paradox
Measurement of distance
in special relativity the coordinate speed of light is only guaranteed to be c in an inertial frame; in a non-inertial frame the coordinate speed may
Comoving_and_proper_distances
Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1872–1934)
to the field of physical cosmology. In 1916-17, he published a series of papers describing the consequences of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity to
Willem_de_Sitter
Solution to the Einstein field equations
Einstein's theory of general relativity, the Schwarzschild metric (also known as the Schwarzschild solution) is an exact solution to the Einstein field equations
Schwarzschild_metric
Change in wavelength of light
derived from the assumptions of special relativity and the equivalence principle; the full theory of general relativity is not required. The effect is very
Redshift
The following is a timeline of the history of classical mechanics: 4th century BC – Aristotle invents the system of Aristotelian physics, which is later
Timeline of classical mechanics
Timeline_of_classical_mechanics
Series of three books by E. T. Whittaker on the history of electromagnetic theory
the years 1900 to 1926. Notwithstanding a notorious controversy on Whittaker's views on the history of special relativity, covered in volume two of the
A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity
A_History_of_the_Theories_of_Aether_and_Electricity
Fundamental interaction between charged particles
compatible with special relativity. According to Maxwell's equations, the speed of light in vacuum is a universal constant that is dependent only on the electrical
Electromagnetism
his unification of electricity and magnetism in his field theory of electromagnetism. With Albert Einstein's special relativity and the Michelson–Morley
History of classical field theory
History_of_classical_field_theory
Tensor describing energy momentum density in spacetime
Einstein field equations of general relativity, just as mass density is the source of such a field in Newtonian gravity. The electromagnetic stress–energy
Stress–energy_tensor
Hypothetical elementary particle that mediates gravity
because the gravitational force has a very long range and appears to propagate at the speed of light. The graviton must be a spin-2 boson because the source
Graviton
a renowned theoretical physicist of the 20th century, best known for his special and general theories of relativity. He also made important contributions
List of scientific publications by Albert Einstein
List_of_scientific_publications_by_Albert_Einstein
Exact solution for the Einstein field equations
quasispherical event horizon. The Kerr metric is an exact solution of the Einstein field equations of general relativity; these equations are highly non-linear
Kerr_metric
a timeline of quantum computing and communication. Erwin Schrödinger publishes a theorem setting the basis for quantum steering and the limits of quantum
Timeline of quantum computing and communication
Timeline_of_quantum_computing_and_communication
Revolution—culminating in the formulation of Newton's law of gravity. This was superseded by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity in the early 20th century
History of gravitational theory
History_of_gravitational_theory
Increase in distance between parts of the universe
farther than the Hubble horizon are receding faster than light. This outcome is not in violation of special relativity. Since special relativity treats flat
Expansion_of_the_universe
Black holes have primarily been subjects of research since the advent of general relativity in the early 1900s, although similar concepts were discussed
History_of_black_hole_physics
The timeline of quantum mechanics is a list of key events in the history of quantum mechanics, quantum field theories and quantum chemistry. The initiation
Timeline_of_quantum_mechanics
timeline describes the major developments, both experimental and theoretical understanding of fluid mechanics and continuum mechanics. This timeline includes
Timeline of fluid and continuum mechanics
Timeline_of_fluid_and_continuum_mechanics
Concept in general relativity
in general relativity, disturbances in the gravitational field itself can propagate, at the speed of light, as "wrinkles" in the curvature of spacetime
Pp-wave_spacetime
Classical statement of gravity as force
by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, but the universality of the gravitational constant is intact and the law still continues to be used
Newton's law of universal gravitation
Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
current and a magnetic field. Thus the one field (called the electromagnetic field) may appear in different guises. In his famous 1905 'Special Relativity' paper
James Clerk Maxwell Foundation
James_Clerk_Maxwell_Foundation
Branch of physics
propagating at the speed of light, something that united optics with electromagnetism and, in retrospect, pointed directly toward special relativity. It is hard
Theoretical_physics
Generalization of straight line to a curved space time
In general relativity, a geodesic generalizes the notion of a "straight line" to curved spacetime. Importantly, the world line of a particle free from
Geodesics in general relativity
Geodesics_in_general_relativity
Amount of matter present in an object
of nature: the speed of light, the caesium hyperfine frequency, the Planck constant and the elementary charge. In general relativity mass creates the
Mass
A timeline of atomic and subatomic physics, including particle physics. 430 BCE Democritus speculates about fundamental indivisible particles—calls them
Timeline of atomic and subatomic physics
Timeline_of_atomic_and_subatomic_physics
Paths of particles in the Schwarzschild solution to Einstein's field equations
In general relativity, Schwarzschild geodesics describe the motion of test particles in the gravitational field of a central fixed mass M , {\textstyle
Schwarzschild_geodesics
Unlike the Schrödinger equation, the Dirac equation satisfies both Lorentz invariance, i.e. the requirements of special relativity, and the rules of quantum
History of quantum field theory
History_of_quantum_field_theory
Scientific field of study
Einstein's theory of special relativity, which replaced classical mechanics for fast-moving bodies and allowed for a constant speed of light. Black-body radiation
Physics
Debate about credit for general relativity
Einstein's discovery of the gravitational field equations of general relativity and David Hilbert's almost simultaneous derivation of the theory using an elegant
General relativity priority dispute
General_relativity_priority_dispute
Overview of and topical guide to physics
gravitation. Special Relativity – a theory that describes the propagation of matter and light at high speeds. Other Agrophysics – the study of physics applied
Outline_of_physics
Electromagnetic radiation
period, giving the illusion of faster than light travel, despite the fact that there is actually no violation of special relativity. A class of astronomical
Synchrotron_radiation
Category of theories
elements of quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity. However, relativity is based on classical field theory rather than quantum field theory, and is
Classical_physics
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