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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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