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https://pirsa.org/08070050Special Relativity 12 - Einstein's Rotating Disk Thought Experiment
APA
Epp, R. (2008). Special Relativity 12 - Einstein's Rotating Disk Thought Experiment. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/08070050
MLA
Epp, Richard. Special Relativity 12 - Einstein's Rotating Disk Thought Experiment. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Jul. 27, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08070050
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@misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:08070050, doi = {}, url = {https://pirsa.org/08070050}, author = {Epp, Richard}, keywords = {}, language = {en}, title = {Special Relativity 12 - Einstein{\textquoteright}s Rotating Disk Thought Experiment}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics}, year = {2008}, month = {jul}, note = {PIRSA:08070050 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/08070050}} }
Richard Epp University of Waterloo
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Abstract
Introduction to Einstein's famous rotating disk thought experiment, which he used to help him understand the true nature of gravity.Learning Outcomes:
• Understanding that an observer placed at the edge of a rotating disk (or inside a rotating cylinder) experiences an artificial gravitational field related to his centripetal acceleration.
• Appreciating the ways in which this artificial gravitational field exactly mimics the real gravitational field we experience near the Earth's surface.
• How Einstein realized Newton's model of gravity must be wrong: it does not correctly predict the observed motions of the planets, and it does not respect the speed limit of the universe.