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The Theory of Relativity The theory of relativity is the broken up into two statements : The theory of relativity is based on two statements the first one is The speed of light is the same for all observes and the second The laws of physics are the same in any inertial. They where both influenced by theories by Galileo and Michelson-Morley. The First statement is the speed of light is the same for all observes which means no matter how fast you are moving the speed of light is the same because the speed of light is a fundamental constant of nature.This can be explained by this equation: //v// is the speed of the object in question || The second The laws of physics are the same in any inertial this does not mean that if you are accelerating that the laws of physics are the same. It means that someone who is traveling at a very high constant velocity is effect by the same laws of physics that act the same to someone who is standing still. So all of this was discovered by an german born- American 1905 Albert Einstein. So the Theory of relativity is base on two distinct statements
 * [[image:http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/mathfigs/eq-gamma.gif width="193" height="70" caption="Equation relating speed of light, speed of object and constant, gamma"]] || //c// is the speed of light

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