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# What does "special" mean?
# What does "special" mean?
# Sagnac effect
# Sagnac effect
# The light?s speed for non-inertial observers
# The light's speed for non-inertial observers
# The Principle of (Special) Relativity and the "twins paradox"
# The Principle of (Special) Relativity and the "twins paradox"
# Roemer observations
# Roemer observations

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Scientific Paper
TitleMost Common Misunderstandings About Special Relativity
Read in fullLink to paper (Internet Archive)
Author(s)Umberto Bartocci
KeywordsSpecial Relativity
Published1999

Read the full paper here (archived copy — the original link is no longer available)

Abstract

  1. Introduction
  2. What does "special" mean?
  3. Sagnac effect
  4. The light's speed for non-inertial observers
  5. The Principle of (Special) Relativity and the "twins paradox"
  6. Roemer observations
  7. Bradley aberration
  8. Is it true that electromagnetism is relativistic? That "Classical Physics" is the "limit" of SR for low speeds?