College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 27, Problem 11CQ
People sometimes interpret the theory of relativity as saying that “everything is relative.” Is this really what the theory says? Can you think of any physical quantities that are not relative in his theory? (In fact. Einstein thought of his theory as a theory of absolutes rather than relativity.)
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