The Terrell-Penrose effect, predicted in 1959, suggests that objects moving at speeds close to that of light appear rotated. This optical illusion results from the combination of relativistic length ...

Einstein put forth special relativity, which explains motion at near-light speeds. Although there are many consequences of Special Relativity, this complex theory consists of only two postulates, both ...

(Nanowerk News) Albert Einstein, one of the most celebrated modern scientists, proposed the revolutionary theory of special relativity over a century ago. This theory forms the basis of most of what ...

Famed physicist Albert Einstein at the blackboard. Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity revolutionized science and, once proven observationally, brought the physicist international fame.

The idea that objects contract in length when they travel near the speed of light is a widely accepted consequence of Einstein’s special relativity. But if you could observe such an object, it ...

Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is one of the most significant scientific advances of our time. The concept of relativity was not introduced by Einstein, but he was a major contributor with the ...

When an object moves extremely fast – close to the speed of light – certain basic assumptions that we take for granted no longer apply. This is the central consequence of Albert Einstein's special ...

Discover how Einstein’s theory of special relativity reshaped physics by linking space, time, mass, and energy in a universe governed by the speed of light. Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special ...

A snapshot of relativistic motion: Experimental data on the Terrell rotation of a deliberately Lorentz contracted sphere at 0.999 c, moving from right to left. (Courtesy: Dominik Hornof et al., "A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. If you were a physicist in the early 20th century, there would have ...

Researchers at Osaka University demonstrate the relativistic contraction of an electric field produced by fast-moving charged particles, as predicted by Einstein’s theory, which can help improve ...