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Einstein Light: Einstein's Theory of Relativity

A fantastic interactive introduction to relativity, covering everything from the background to e=mc2 and special relativity.

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http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/

Why does liquid mercury and Einstein’s theory of relativity fit together?

The liquid state of the element mercury was a big conundrum until Einstein's theory of relativity was incorporated into the calculations of the electrons.

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Immovable Spacetime

This site explains in mathematical detail the theories behind space time and relativity.

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http://mathpages.com/rr/s4-01/4-01.htm

Einstein's Relativity - Curved spacetime

A page with good diagrams taking you through the thought processes behind Einstein's theory of relativity by thinking about elevators and rockets.

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http://www.astronomynotes.com/relativity/s3.htm

General Relativity

One of a series of informative chapters on the Foundations of Modern Cosmology.

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http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~jh8h/Foundations/chapter8.html

General Relativity and Cosmology

A pdf document set out in note form which discusses topics such as the cosmological principle.

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http://physics.smu.edu/~olness/quarknet/tamara.pdf

Falling: How To Meet Einstein In An Elevator

A great insight into general relativity using the changing accelerations of lifts.

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/07/02/197597984/falling-how-to-meet-einstein-in-an-elevator

An Exact Solution

In general relativity the speed of light is a tensor whose value depends on the coordinate system, location and direction of travel.

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Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie

Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie's (1891 - 1987) work was chiefly devoted to the study of the various extensions of wave mechanics: Dirac's electron theory, the new theory of light, the general theory ...

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http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1929/broglie-bio.html

Lecture notes on General Relativity by Sean M. Carroll

Course given at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and issued Spring 1996. Links to other relevant sites.

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