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Enter the Relativity Challenge

Posted by michael on from the relatively-easy-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Any slashdotters wanna pick up a lazy 25,000 Euros? All you have to do is explain Einstein's theory of relativity in a five minute multimedia presentation. The Pirelli Group have laid down this 'Relativity Challenge' to anyone as part of the International Year of Physics. Entries close on 31 March 2005."

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  1. "special" relativity theory by erykjj · · Score: 3, Informative

    Don't forget that this is the "SPECIAL Relativity Theory" - not the "GENERAL" one...

  2. The best explanation of relativity by Charvak · · Score: 3, Informative

    I found is in Relativity and FTL(faster than ligth) FAQ http://www.physicsguy.com/ftl/

    This explanation explain relativity in context with the faster than light travel. Needs elementary math and explains lucidly why the time dilation occurs. Highly recommened.

  3. Best relativity resource I've found: by Jerf · · Score: 4, Informative

    The best relativity resource I've found is an in-depth online book called "Reflections on Relativity". Be warned, it's the real deal; read it slowly and carefully. Intro calculus should suffice to get you through chapter one (which took me about two weeks spare time in the evening to read and digest), after that it gets tougher, although I'm finding the subjects don't build on each other so much after that so you can skip something you can't follow and keep going. (On the other hand, I only just finished Chapter 2, of 9.)

    About the only thing I can tell you, short of linking the book as I did or quoting it more extensively than Slashdot will allow, is that nearly everything physics fanboys think they know is wrong. Don't rely on Star Trek for your physics, get the real deal; it'll only take as much time as a few episodes of Star Trek and you'll feel much better about your expanding horizons :-)

  4. Re:Hm by ArsonSmith · · Score: 2, Informative

    /dev/random

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  5. Read the fine print... by ttuegel · · Score: 1, Informative

    The grand prize, for the explanation of special relativity, can only be won by an Italian national born after Dec. 1983. Read it here: http://www.pirelliaward.com/ch2_eli.html

  6. How stuff works... by jawahar · · Score: 3, Informative

    How stuff works in Einstein's theory of special relativity? is a good starting point for the contesters.

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