Relativity : the Special and General Theory

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The discussion revolves around the posting of links to Albert Einstein's original papers on Relativity, specifically the Special and General Theory. Participants engage in a conversation about the organization of forum content and the categorization of useful resources.

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  • One participant shares links to Einstein's original papers and requests that the post be made sticky for visibility.
  • Another participant explains the forum's current policy against sticky posts due to clutter, suggesting instead the use of a Local Link Directory that is searchable.
  • A participant expresses a willingness to have their topic deleted after realizing the forum's organization preferences.
  • A later reply clarifies the purpose of the Tutorial Forum, indicating it is meant for documents that assist students with homework problems, rather than general discussions.

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Mattara
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I have posted links to the original papers on Relativity : the Special and General Theory made by Albert Einstein

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=105854

Please make this post sticky (since this is the sole core of the subject).
 
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Hi,

Thanks for the links. We used to stick threads with useful links to the top of some forums, but we are getting away from that because all the stickes make the forums too cluttered. Instead we put links in the Local Link Directory. Go to the main page and in the upper right corner you'll see a menu. The button marked "Links" takes you there. The Link Directory is nice because it's searchable.

Someone has already submitted Sidelights, but the other one is not there. You can submit it, if you like.
 
ah ok :blushing: didn't know

go ahead and delete this topic and the tutorial one also :)
 
I'll leave this one, and delete the other one. The Tutorial Forum is more for documents that can help students solve homework problems. For example a document that shows some solutions to a selection of problems involving conservation of 4-momentum would be what we are looking for in a Special Relativity "tutorial".

Thanks again,

TM
 

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