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Direct linkAbiko, Seiya – Science & Education, 2005
Einstein, who had already developed the light-quantum theory, knew the inadequacy of Maxwell's theory in the microscopic sphere. Therefore, in writing his paper on special relativity, he had to set up the light-velocity postulate independently of the relativity postulate in order to make the electromagnetic foundation of physics compatible with…
Descriptors: Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Motion, Science Instruction
