Einstein / Relativity Revolution
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Einstein, "What is Relativity?" (1919), "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" [excerpt] (1905), "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend upon its Energy Content?" (1905)

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  • What two basic principles (postulates, assumptions) does Einstein adopt, and why?
  • How do these seem to become important in his reasoning and/or conclusions?
  • [2nd paper, §2] What is the upshot of Einstein's definition of simultaneity?
  • [3rd paper] What is the upshot of Einstein's conceptualizing motion and (kinetic) energy with reference to two systems of coordinates?
     

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