Title: Theory of relativity - Conservapedia
Headings: Theory of relativity
Theory of relativity
Contents
Special Relativity
General Relativity
Lack of evidence for Relativity
Experimental and Observational Evidence Confirming Relativity
The Michelson-Morley experiment
Mass Change Associated With Energy Change
Time Dilation
The Cockcroft and Walton Experiment
Bending of Light in a Gravitational Field
Precession of the orbit of Mercury
The Shapiro Effect
Gravitational Time Dilation
Gravitational Waves
Local Position Invariance
Further Measurements near Sagittarius A*
Geodetic Precession
Predicted consequences of the Theories
Time dilation
Time Dilation and Creation Science
Derivation of Time Dilation
Length contraction
Derivation
Apparent mass increase
Relativity in everyday life
Paradoxes
The Twin Paradox
The Ehrenfest Paradox
Speed "paradox"
Variable Speed of Light
Pending research
Political aspects of relativity
Government Support for Relativistic research
See also
References
External links

Content: Consequently, in 1928 Paul Dirac derived the Dirac equation, one of the first quantum mechanical equations compatible with special relativity, by which Dirac predicted the existence of antimatter. Four years later, antimatter (the positron) was discovered by Carl Anderson, as successfully predicted by relativistic quantum mechanics. Quantum field theory, a generalization of quantum mechanics, is fully compatible with special relativity but not with general relativity, and still lacks a vital piece: evidence of the graviton . Contents
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1 Special Relativity
2 General Relativity
3 Lack of evidence for Relativity
4 Experimental and Observational Evidence Confirming Relativity
4.1 The Michelson-Morley experiment
4.2 Mass Change Associated With Energy Change
4.3 Time Dilation
4.4 The Cockcroft and Walton Experiment
4.5 Bending of Light in a Gravitational Field
4.6 Precession of the orbit of Mercury
4.7 The Shapiro Effect
4.8 Gravitational Time Dilation
4.9 Gravitational Waves
4.10 Local Position Invariance
4.11 Further Measurements near Sagittarius A*
4.12 Geodetic Precession
5 Predicted consequences of the Theories
5.1 Time dilation
5.1.1 Time Dilation and Creation Science
5.1.2 Derivation of Time Dilation
5.2 Length contraction
5.2.1 Derivation
5.3 Apparent mass increase
6 Relativity in everyday life
7 Paradoxes
7.1 The Twin Paradox
7.2 The Ehrenfest Paradox
8 Speed "paradox"
9 Variable Speed of Light
10 Pending research
11 Political aspects of relativity
11.1 Government Support for Relativistic research
12 See also
13 References
14 External links
Special Relativity
Lorentz and Poincaré developed Special Relativity as way of understanding how Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism could be valid in different frames of reference. Einstein famously published an explanation of Poincaré's theory in terms of two assumptions (postulates): The laws of physics are identical in all inertial reference frames. The speed of light is the same for all (inertial) observers, regardless of their velocities relative to each other. As an example of the first of these, if one performs an experiment—say, with a pendulum or some similar apparatus—in a railroad car traveling uniformly at 50 miles per hour, one would find the results of the experiment (positions, speeds, etc.) to be consistent with the laws of physics in the railroad car.