Understanding Relativity 🌌
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity revolutionized the way we understand space, time, and gravity. It consists of two parts: Special Relativity and General Relativity. Special relativity introduced the famous equation E=mc², revealing the equivalence of energy (E) and mass (m), with c being the speed of light in a vacuum.
Special Relativity 🚀
Proposed in 1905, it focuses on the physics of objects moving at constant speed, especially high speeds near the speed of light. It dispells the classical notion of absolute time, introducing the concept that time can vary depending on the observer's speed.
General Relativity 🌍
Published in 1915, general relativity expands on special relativity, incorporating acceleration and gravity's effects on time and space. It describes gravity not as a force, as Newton proposed, but as a curvature of space-time created by mass and energy.