joe banks·1d agoTwo interpretations of relativity go head-to-headLength contraction or no length contraction? It’s still a fight!A response icon1A response icon1
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan Siegel·3d agoHow long does it take to travel through the Universe at 1g?1g is our acceleration in Earth’s gravity: 9.8m/s². If a spaceship constantly accelerated at that rate, here’s how far we could travel.A response icon12A response icon12
Ahmed Ansari·Oct 29Was Al-Khwarizmi Merely a Translator? Then What Do We Call Newton and Einstein?A perspective from the author.
Dominic Pennock·Oct 24Einstein Has a Silly IdeaA historically irresponsible sketch about the birth of relativity.A response icon3A response icon3
joe banks·Oct 23Relativistic length contraction — real or not?What Einstein actually saidA response icon1A response icon1
InMindful Insights ExpressionbyManjiri Karveer·Oct 23Reality Has SecretsWhat quantum physics reveals about a universe far stranger than it appears.
InStarts With A Bang!byEthan Siegel·Oct 22Einstein’s general relativity equations: explained in plain EnglishGeneral relativity is incredibly difficult, both physically and mathematically. But all theorists need to learn it. Here’s how to grok it.A response icon26A response icon26
Andy Whyte·Oct 16Previously untranslated paper by Albert Einstein: “Zur Theorie der Radiometerkräfte”If you always wanted to read an Einstein paper ...
