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This activity
is aimed at KS4 and above and gives a gentle introduction to Einstein's
theory of relativity (special and general) by discussing the nature
of light and the implications that a constant speed of light has
for an observer in the universe.
 Do
the laws of physics change when we move - what happens when we consider
light?
The talk uses multi-media
simulations along with hands-on demonstrations and is based around
the realities, or otherwise, of constructing a time machine and
asks whether it is possible to
On the journey
there will be a discussion of time of travel for light, space flight,
cosmology, curved space and how to use it to make
= 2 exactly (much easier to remember!) and wormholes.
We ask "What
would happen in a Universe where time travel was a practical technology?"
 Mass
tells space how to curve and the curvature tells mass how to move
Need an application - GPS uses
relativity all the time!
 GPS
needs corrections from both special and general relativity
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