Checklist

自查清单

Key questions

 关键问题                                                                                                                   

What is the classical Principle ofRelativity ?

相对论的经典原理是什么

What is Einstein's Principle of Relativity?

爱因斯坦的相对论是什么？

What role did the coil and magnetexperiment play in Einstein's formulation of the Principle of Relativity?

线圈和磁铁实验在爱因斯坦的相对论表述中扮演了什么角色？

How is Einstein's concept of simultaneityfor moving frames different from Poincare's concept of simultaneity at adistance?

 爱因斯坦的移动帧同时性概念与庞加莱的“远距”概念有什么不同？

Why was the coordination of time a majorphilosophical, scientific and technological problem at the turn of the century?

为什么协调时间是世纪之交的一个重大的哲学、科学和技术问题？

Why was Einstein's elimination of the aethersuch a radical and important step? How would the belief in the existence of theaether affect the views of a physicist about light, time or simultaneity?

为什么爱因斯坦消除以太如此激进和重要的一步？对以太存在的信仰如何影响一个物理学家关于光、时间或同时性的看法？

Key concepts

关键概念

Inertial and non-inertial frame ofreference

惯性和非惯性参照系

The classical Principle of Relativity

相对论的经典原理

Einstein's Principle of Relativity

爱因斯坦相对论  

The Aethe

以太                                         

Michelson-Morely experiment

 Michelson Morely的实验

Light Clock

光时钟

Simultaneity for moving frames

运动帧的同时性