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Graduate How does the holographic principle relate to the reference frame of a photon?
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Graduate Can matter be completely converted to energy as suggested by E=mc2?
- thefifthlord
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Graduate Can Energy Be Considered a Dimension in Superstring Theory?
- alsaadi09
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Graduate Frame-Jumping: What Does it Mean?
- bcrowell
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Graduate Understanding the Physical Meaning of Four-Acceleration for Objects in Motion
- snoopies622
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Graduate Visualizing Curved Space-Time in 2D
- kevin_13
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Graduate Can Humanity Achieve Superluminal Travel in 30 Years?
- NPSF3000
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Graduate Is the range of EM forc affected by Black Hole Gravity
- kista
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Graduate Commutativity of Tensor Field Multiplication
- Kreizhn
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Graduate A.G. Kelly and his criticism of relativity
- TK Wilson
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Graduate Time dilation for clock thrown up and caught back
- michelcolman
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Graduate Relativity and collapsing stars
- Identity
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Graduate Length contraction and interstellar travel
- Referos
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Graduate I don't understand the light deflection calculus
- luxxio
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Graduate Is the Fitz-Gerald contraction directly observable in practice?
- arildno
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Graduate Momentum in Time: 4th Dim & Gravitational Fields
- Mr Peanut
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Graduate Killing vectors in Robertson-Walker mertric
- paweld
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Graduate Understanding the 3 coordinate systems for a Schwarzschild geometry
- JeffOCA
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Graduate Do tidal forces deform event horizons of nearby black holes?
- Edward Solomo
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Graduate How Does Mass Affect Light's Path in the Space Plane Theory?
- HarryDaniels
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Graduate Proving x^2-c^2*t^2 invariance
- durand
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Graduate Is special relativity sufficient to treat the twin paradox?
- Loren Booda
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Graduate Introduction to General Relativity
- dx
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Graduate Infinitely (Relatively) Smaller Black Holes
- Avtr
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Graduate What is the Interpretation of Length Contraction in Special Relativity?
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Graduate Who experiences the greatest time dilation in special relativity?
- htetaung
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Undergrad How Quickly Does Pluto Respond to Changes in the Sun's Gravity?
- DARKSYDE
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Graduate What is the explanation for Death by Lorentz Contraction?
- Nabeshin
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Graduate Calculating Proper Time for an Object Under Constant Acceleration
- jacksonwalter
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Undergrad Teleportation (like a StarGate) and Time travel
- Cyberice
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Graduate Minkowski Diagram: Clarifying One-Dimensional Question
- Jarwulf
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Graduate Does time stopping at c explain spooky action at a distance?
- Codeslinger20
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Graduate What New Ideas Are Emerging in the Exploration of Space-Time?
- anom
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Graduate Mach's Principle: Explaining the Force We Feel When Changing Velocity
- SW VandeCarr
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Graduate Relation between total energy and rest mass
- ZirkMan
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Graduate Why vacuum Einstein equations are hyperbolic equations?
- bookworm_vn
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Graduate How Does Intrinsic Derivative Differ from Covariant Derivative in Geometry?
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Graduate Dark energy and mass-energy conservation
- AmongTheRull
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Graduate Self-torque of a compressed rod?
- GRDixon
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Graduate How many numbers to describe a point in space in GR?
- edpell
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Undergrad Gravity & Time: Is Time Different at 17000 MPH?
- Mr Peanut
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Graduate Does a charged particle in free fall radiate?
- pellman
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Graduate What is the physical explanation for boosts not commuting?
- Rearden
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Graduate Question regarding de Broglie wavelength.
- Polyrix
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Graduate Thomas Rotation": Explained in 2 Lorentz Transforms
- exmarine
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Undergrad How does traveling at high speed physically age cells differently?
- adw73uk
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Graduate Light Passing through a Moving Medium
- Eldgar
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Graduate Hartle Gravity - Simple basis vector question
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Graduate Galaxies travelling faster than the speed of light?
- RoDnSuE
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Graduate Relativity of spring constant
- GRDixon
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Graduate Reading off Christoffel symbols from geodesic equations in D'Inverno chapter 7
- TerryW
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Graduate 4-velocity length under a force
- pellman
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Graduate Derivation of force-free particle equations in GR
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Graduate Could Gravity Ever Be Repulsive? Exploring Theories and Possibilities
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Graduate Equivalence Principle: Mass Increase With Time?
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Graduate Relating gravity to time through black holes and Gravitational time dialation?
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Graduate Equilibrium in Multiple Inertial Frames
- GRDixon
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Graduate What Are the Limitations of the No Hair Theorem in Black Hole Dynamics?
- Loren Booda
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High School Would time stand still at center of earth?
- Guiwee
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Graduate Deriving Nonrelativistic Euler Equations from Stress Energy Tensor
- Ondrej Certik
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Graduate Schwarzchild spacetime singularity
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Graduate How Can We Understand the Possibility of Time Travel in Relativity?
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Graduate Traveling at Lightspeed - Time Stops
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Graduate Curving space at speed of light?
- Johanpoan
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Graduate Difference between relatavistic kinetic energy and normal kinetic energy
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Graduate Rocket ship speed and relativity
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Graduate Ricci Tensor and Metric Restrictions
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Graduate Is GPS the only practical application of General Relativity?
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Graduate Basis vectors under a Lorentz transformation
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Graduate Special theory theory oe relativity
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Graduate Is Gravity Really an Entropic Force?
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Graduate What is the Frequency of the Photon at the End of the Platform?
- Zula110100100
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Graduate Introductory material - GR Hamiltonian Treatment
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Graduate Accurate Results of General Theory of Relativity
- sharma_satdev
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Graduate Frame-Jumping & Incorrect Gamma Derivations Aplenty
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Undergrad Lorentz Transformation (simplified)
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Graduate Is/are there any invariant OBJECTS in relativistic? Is there a substratum?
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Graduate Can objects move faster than the speed of light in certain reference frames?
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Undergrad Can You See Humans Glow on the Dark Side of Earth from a Fast Rocket?
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Graduate Is Einstein's Principle of Relativity Compatible with Galilean Transformations?
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Undergrad What is the Minimum Speed in Relativity?
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Graduate Does the Relativity of Simultaneity Depend on the Axis Along Which Events Occur?
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Graduate Linear size of everything doublles overnight
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Graduate Can light be redshifted by gravitational fields?
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Graduate Special Relativity - Transformations and Equivalence Principle
- controlfreak
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Graduate How to Determine Velocity in Special Relativity
- danielatha4
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Graduate Four-Momentum: Schutz's Extra Postulate?
- snoopies622
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Graduate The Physical Meaning of gravitational time dilation
- yuiop
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Graduate Can Gravity Bend Time in the Opposite Direction?
- markyg
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Graduate Elaborating on stress-energy tensor
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Graduate Is it possible for warp nacelles to warp space without the use of a warp bubble?
- Whitestar
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Graduate Understanding the Invariance of the Speed of Light: A Question on Relativity
- Sidnv
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Graduate Event horizon of elementary particles
- Rick89
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Graduate Electron Repulsion: Explaining Electron-Electron Repulsion
- tmoan
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Undergrad Why do objects appear shorter and clocks run slower in space stations?
- MotoH
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Graduate Can spacetime be created ? if yes how if not why ?
- tell_me_why
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Undergrad Why must we travel through something at C?
- colbertsparro
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Graduate Can We Really Build a Time Machine with Today's Technology?
- tell_me_why
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Graduate Can Spinning the Earth Faster Reduce Gravity?
- YupHio
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