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The theory of relativity is a difficult consept to comprehend in that it defies conservation laws, it is proven with mathmatics, but we're not technologically advanced enough to prove it.In a unform motion there are absolutely no experiments within the uniformity to tell the velocity at which the uniform motion is going. For example if you wake up on a plane with all the windows shut and you feel no movement there is no way to find out whether you are flying at a constant velocity or sitting on the ground without opening the window and looking out. Even then there is no evidence to suggest whether you are moving or the earth is moving. This proves that motion is relative to a reference point.(Stern) Einstein's equation E=MC^2 stands for E- energy M-mass C- speed of light. The equation states that energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. Einstein developed the general theory of relativity to modify Newton's law of gravitation so that it would agree with special relativity (Dine). The reason for this is because Galileo was wrong in creating his theory. Galileo presented the main idea behind Galilean relativity in the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dine).Even though Einstein's theory was not proven it explains more phenamonon then Galileo's. The theory of reletivity is proven with mathatics, because energy and mass are the same thing in essence. For example, when you turn on a flashlight it does not emite mass it emites light energy. This is only because you would need a lot more energy to produce any sort of mass. The speed of light is always the same speed there is no more or no less. For example if you shine a flashlight on the front of a train its not going to go the speed of light and the speed of the train its just going to go the speed of light. Even though we are not technically advanced enough to prove that the theory of reletivity is true we are highly sure it is. Even though we don't have the technology we need, we can still plug in most problems into the equation. Since we can't really prove the theory of reletivity, we won't really know what the real answer would be. Since we don't really know the answer then it just makes the theory all the more difficult to comprehend. The theory of relativity defies conservasion laws, is proven by mathmatics, and we are not technologically advanced enough.. The theory of reletivity is the route of modern physics. Thanks to Albert Einstein we have made a significant leap to what we know about the universe. Dine, Michael. "NASA - Home." __NASA - Home__. 29 Nov. 2007. 5 Feb. 2009 .

Lightman, Alan. "NOVA | Einstein's Big Idea | Relativity (Lightman Essay) | PBS." __PBS__. 5 Feb. 2009 .

This website displays information about the theory of reletivity and the general form of science. The topics that the public can learn about from this website are The essences of gravity, How it all began, and science in general. This site also gives some of Einstein's theory's about the big bang theory. This site also shows you or gives you illistrations so that you can understand it more. This website is from an organization called NOVA.