Frank L. H. Wolfs
Department of
Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Slide 31
Einstein's
solution to the problem:
The special theory of relativity.
The special theory of relativity.
¥Velocities of moving objects are still relative, but
the relation is no longer as before, owing to the relativity of length and
time.
¥The speed of light is special, though: it is absolute,
independent of reference frame.
Note: the speed of light is measured to be 299,792.458 km/s.
Albert Einstein