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Special relativity can be used to study an object in which frame of reference?

A. A frame of reference that is moving at a constant velocity
B. A frame of reference that is speeding up
C. A frame of reference that is moving in a circle
D. A frame of reference that is slowing down

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Answer;

A. A frame of reference that is moving at a constant velocity

Explanation;

  • Special relativity is applied to reference frames that do no accelerate.
  • If a reference frame moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial reference frame, it also is an inertial reference frame.
  • There is no absolute inertial reference frame, meaning that there is no state of velocity which is special in the universe.
  • Einstein's theories of relativity are a result of the contradiction between Newton's laws of motion and Maxwell's equations.
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