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Einstein: special relativity

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Theoretical physics · Scoped historical scientific contribution

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What changed

Developed a relativistic account of time, simultaneity and electrodynamics from the relativity principle and invariant light propagation, deriving transformations between inertial frames.

Scientific scope

The 1905 electrodynamics paper's kinematics and relativity framework, excluding the separate mass-energy paper.

Evidence

Original sources and institutional historical accounts support the stated contribution. The reading boundary is recorded at each source; this assessment is not an independent scientific verification.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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