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The 94 pages that link to Special relativity, each with the reason it gives.

• Photon momentumNarrower topic: Its energy–momentum relation permits nonzero momentum for particles with zero rest mass.

• Principle of relativityBroader topic: It applies the principle to inertial frames while replacing Galilean transformations with Lorentz transformations.

• Sin-Itiro TomonagaRelated: Covariance required quantum electrodynamics to respect relativistic transformations.

• Twin paradoxNarrower topic: The standard twin-paradox analysis follows from its treatment of inertial motion and clock readings.

• Cherenkov detectorNarrower topic: Relativistic particle speeds determine whether Cherenkov emission occurs and how its angle varies.

• Locality (physics)Related: Its invariant light cones define the relativistic boundary between local causal contact and separation.

• Lorentz covarianceNarrower topic: Lorentz covariance is the mathematical expression of special relativity’s frame symmetry.

• Lorentz groupRelated: Its transformations between inertial frames are Lorentz transformations.

• Relativistic Doppler effectNarrower topic: The effect is a direct consequence of special relativity applied to light and moving clocks.

• Absolute space and timeCompared with: It replaces universal simultaneity and Newtonian absolute time with frame-dependent measurements.

• Arthur ComptonRelated: Relativistic energy and momentum relations are needed to derive the scattering shift.

• Energy–momentum relationNarrower topic: Its spacetime symmetries make the energy–momentum relation frame-independent in form.

• General covarianceCompared with: Its central invariance restricts physical transformations, unlike covariance under arbitrary coordinate changes.

• Igor TammRelated: A particle can outrun light in a material without exceeding light’s speed in vacuum.

• Aether theoriesCompared with: It retained the observed predictions while dispensing with a preferred aether frame.

• Classical physicsCompared with: It supersedes Newtonian mechanics at speeds approaching the speed of light.

• Degenerate matterRelated: At extreme density, degenerate electrons become relativistic and the pressure–density relation changes.

• Electromagnetic four-potentialNarrower topic: The four-potential is defined to transform consistently under its Lorentz symmetry.

• History of opticsRelated: The failure to detect an ether helped clear the way for a new account of light and motion.

• Poincaré groupNarrower topic: Its inertial-frame symmetries are represented by the Poincaré group.

• Relativistic mechanicsNarrower topic: Relativistic mechanics is the theory's description of motion and forces.

• TachyonNarrower topic: The invariant light speed and causal structure of this theory define the tachyon hypothesis.

• Theory of relativityBroader topic: It supplies the framework's account of motion without gravity.

• Massless particleNarrower topic: It supplies the relation between invariant mass, energy, momentum, and light-speed motion.

• Modern physicsRelated: It replaces classical mechanics when speeds approach the speed of light.

• Annalen der PhysikRelated: Einstein introduced the theory in a 1905 paper published here.

• Curved spacetimeRelated: Its flat spacetime is the limiting geometry against which curvature is understood.

• Edward W. MorleyRelated: The null result became part of the experimental background for abandoning ether-based accounts of light.

• Galilean invarianceCompared with: It replaces Galilean invariance when relativistic speeds or electromagnetic phenomena matter.

• History of classical mechanicsCompared with: It identifies where Newtonian predictions cease to be accurate and supplies a broader framework.

• History of general relativityNarrower topic: General relativity extends its account of spacetime beyond inertial frames and incorporates gravity.

• History of physicsBroader topic: It revised classical ideas of time and simultaneity without abandoning precise prediction.

• Theoretical mechanicsCompared with: It modifies classical mechanics when speeds approach the speed of light.

• Heaviside–Lorentz unitsRelated: The unit conventions pair naturally with relativistic electric and magnetic field transformations.

• History of electromagnetic theoryRelated: The fixed speed of electromagnetic waves challenged classical assumptions about space and time.

• Ladder paradoxNarrower topic: The paradox follows from special relativity’s rules for space and time.

• Lorenz gauge conditionNarrower topic: The condition is naturally expressed using relativistic four-vectors.

• Moving magnet and conductor problemRelated: Relativity removes the privileged rest frame implied by the differing classical explanations.

• Newtonian dynamicsCompared with: It replaces Newtonian kinematics when speeds approach the speed of light.

• Outline of physicsRelated: It revises classical ideas about space, time, and motion at high speeds.

• Principle of covarianceCompared with: Its standard formulation emphasizes Lorentz transformations, not arbitrary coordinate transformations.

• Relativistic quantum mechanicsNarrower topic: Its invariant speed and Lorentz symmetry constrain the form of relativistic quantum equations.

• RelativityBroader topic: It explains how motion changes measured durations, lengths, and simultaneity.

• Scharnhorst effectCompared with: The effect’s formal phase-speed prediction does not establish a usable violation of relativistic causality.