Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity
This thesis examines the topic of Einstein’s special relativity. Starting from Aristotle’s ‘locus naturalis’ through Newton’s laws of dynamics all the way to Maxwell’s equations, the paper looks at the historical progress made in the human understanding of space and time, with a particular focus on the contradiction that brought Einstein to develop the relativity theory.
MATH 499 – Senior Capstone
Connie Wilmarth
11:30am-Noon Bucher Room