Einstein's postulates

Concept — Constancy of the speed of light and the relativity of inertial reference frames.

Present in chapters

20

Linked atoms

5 linked atoms.

19 Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves

• Maxwell and unification: when c emerges from the equations

20 Special relativity

• Einstein’s postulates
• The paradox of light
• The aether and the Michelson-Morley experiment
• The three hypotheses