Astr 204 October 2, 2001 

Reading

Experiments to verify relativity

Moving clocks run slow

Muons

Particle accelerators

Einstein's general theory of relativity

Inertial and gravitational mass

Gravitational force between Earth and Sun

Racing car v. 2 ton truck

Comparison to electric force

Einstein's theory of relativity

Accelerating spaceship and the equivalence principle

Light beams in glass spaceships

How will this appear on Earth?

Geometry of the universe

Lines