On the basic propositions of the Special Theory of Relativity (Mubarakshin, 2020) - journal article available in ProQuest Database via the State Library of Queensland.
Unit 16: Special Relativity (Khan Academy).
ATAR Physics Unit 3 & 4 - Unit 4: Special Relativity (Marai, n.d.) - PDF document | Video
Chapter 28: Introduction to Special Relativity (in College Physics: Introduction to Science and the Realm of Physics, Physical Quantities, and Units) (Urone, et. al., 2012) - Online eBook from OpenStax.
Boundless Physics: Implications of Special Relativity (College Sidekick).
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Libre Texts Study Guide - Arguing Using Critical Thinking (Marteney, 2024).
Claim: The Special Theory of Relativity Has Been Disproved Theoretically.
Stimulus: Challenge the Claim "Special Theory of Relativity Has Been Disproved Theoretically"? (Shen, 2016).
Note: Students can research ‘disproved theoretically” or look at some experimental evidence of Special Relativity
100 Authors against Einstein: A Look in the Rearview Mirror (Cuntz, 2020) - PDF Document - Please note the name of the journal, although it was retrieved from the Gale Academic Onefile database.
Special Treatment (Amelino-Camelia, 2002) - PDF document - Article in the NATURE magazine vol. 418.
Special Relativity Reconsidered (Cho, 2005) - Article available from Science database via a Google Scholar search using either Title or the search phrase "magnetism and special relativity".
Analysis of the Train in Tunnel Paradox Based on Special Theory of Relativity (Wan, 2006) - PDF document.
The Special Theory of Relativity and its applications to Classical Mechanics (Mahl, n.d.) - PDF document.
The Everyday Applications of Einstein's Theory of Relativity (Tuition Physics, 2023).
The Theory of Relativity and Applications: A Simple Introduction (Rea, 2018) - PDF Document.
Introduction to Applications of Special Relativity (Sparknotes).
Claim: Lorentz's theory and special relativity are completely identical.
Stimulus: Does special relativity theory tell us anything new about space and time? (Szabo, 2005).
Note: Students can research Lorentz’s and Einstein’s theories and compare and contrast the two.
Lorentzian theories vs. Einsteinian special relativity - a logico-empiricist reconstruction (Szabo, 2011) - PDF document.
The Einstein - Lorentz Dispute Revisited (Elman, 1998) - PDF Document.
The Non-equivalence of Einstein and Lorentz (Bradley, 2019) - The University of Chicago Press Journals.
Claim: Superconductivity is a relativistic effect (or magnetism or condensates)
Stimulus: superconductivity relativistic effect | magnetism relativistic effect | condensates relativistic effect
Note: Students can research different phenomena and relate the observations back to the Special Theory of Relativity.
Relativistic mechanism of superconductivity (Cui, 2002).
Relativistic Theory of Superconductivity (Capelle, Marques & Gross, 2001).
The Use of the Special Theory of Relativity for the Meissner Effect in a Superconductor (Rashid, 2011) - PDF Document.
Is magnetic field due to an electric current a relativistic effect? (Jefimenko, 1996) - PDF document.
Special Relativity and Magnetism in an Introductory Physics Course (Piccioni, 2007) - PDF Document.
Special Relativity Reconsidered (Cho, 2005) - Article available from Science database via a Google Scholar search using either Title or the search phrase "magnetism and special relativity".
Can Spacetime be a Condensate? (Hu, 2005) - PDF document.
On relativistic particle creation in Bose-Einstein condensates (Sabin and Feuntes, 2014).
Claim: The speed of light is not constant.
Stimulus: Is the speed of light constant? "Varying constants" (Beyond Relativity 2) (Wolfe, 2005).
Note: Students can research different theories about physical constants or how some scientists believe that c is not always a constant.
The Truth of the Experiments of Invariable Speed of Light in Special Relativity (Mei, 2009) - open source journal article.
Why the Speed of Light Is Not a Constant (Smeulders, 2012) - PDF Document.
On the Relativity of the Speed of Light (Dongfang, 2020) - available from ScienceOpen.com Database - open access article.
Einstein's special relativity beyond the speed of light (Hill and Cox, 2012) - Journal Article available in JSTOR Database - access via the State Library of Queensland - Search by Title OR by using the search phrase "special relativity and speed of light".
Claim: Hollywood accurately portrays space travel.
Stimulus: What's the Most Realistic Movie About Space? Here's What 8 Movies Got Right - and wrong (Lang, 2019).
Note: Students can research different how different movies deal with the physics of space travel, especially the huge distances involved.
Astronomy and space on the big screen (Alcubierre, 2016).
Explanatory and illustrative visualisation of special and general relativity (Weiskopf, et. al., 2006) - PDF Document from ResearchGate.
Real-World Relativity: Image-Based Special Relativistic Visualisation (Weiskopf, Kobras and Ruder, 2000) - PDF Document.