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Special Relativity
A brief overview of the theory of special relativity, and how it pertains to particles at SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator)
http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/relativity.html
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Jim Doyle's Special Relativity Pages
A growing collection of pages on special relativity, including Special Relativity in under 15 Minutes!
http://www.btinternet.com/~j.doyle/SR/sr1.htm
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How Stuff Works: Special Relativity
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.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/relativity.htm
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Special Relativity
A unit for an online relativity textbook explaining special relativistic mathematical physics.
http://www.geocities.com/zcphysicsms/sr.htm
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Wikipedia: Special Relativity
Online encyclopedia article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity
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Special Relativity Lecture Notes
A standard introduction to special relativity where explanations are based on pictures called spacetime diagrams.
http://www.phys.vt.edu/~takeuchi/relativity/notes
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Relativistic Contraction
Relativists consider it a very important exercise to have students decide how to measure the length of a rapidly moving object.
http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfadd/1160/Ch27SpRl/ApLrntz.html
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Relativity Tutorial
An introduction to relativity using space-time diagrams.
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/relatvty.htm
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How Do You Add Velocities in Special Relativity?
Here is the formula for adding velocities in special relativity when motion occurs in a single direction.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/velocity.html
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University Lectures on Special Relativity
Lecture notes on Special Relativity, prepared by J. D. Cresser, Department of Physics, Macquarie University. 44 pages.
http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/~jcresser/Phys378/LectureNotes/SpecialRelativityNotes.pdf
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