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LECTURE 17
questions after lecture
first try these again
now think about these
- Give a few reasons Einstein is so famous.
- What are an experimental and a theoretical reason that Einstein's second postulate of relativity is necessary? Be very sure you understand these.
- How does the second postulate imply that nothing can travel faster than light in vacuum?
- How does the second postulate imply that there is no hard nor soft catch for light?
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Revised October 8, 1997.
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