relativistic
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- adjective
- /ˌrɛlətɪˈvɪstɪk/
- Specialized
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relativista
- For example, GPS would fail without relativistic math.
- relativistic effects
- relativistic quantum
- relativistic electrons
For example, GPS would fail without relativistic math.
- For example, GPS would fail without relativistic math.
- And so, you know, you would not be able to use GPS on your phone without relativistic corrections.
- Once you have this trick from Williams, you can apply this trick also to relativity, also to relativistic theories, so on and so forth.
- But for this relativistic equation, if you put extra energy in, it doesn't always go into increasing the momentum.
- So yes, light can push because it has momentum, it has no rest mass, but it does have relativistic mass.
- Basically, they're particle accelerators that shoot argon out very, very fast, so fast that the particles gain relativistic mass.
- I should really sum relativistic and Darwin.
Examples
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The nucleon is a highly relativistic bound state of quarks and gluons.
Academic text (1995) -
And so, you know, you would not be able to use GPS on your phone without relativistic corrections.
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In a universe following the standard relativistic laws we are used to, 7 is the limit.
Blog text (28) -
And then all these bizarre relativistic effects start taking place.
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So yes, light can push because it has momentum, it has no rest mass, but it does have relativistic mass.
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Eventually, the decrease slows down due to relativistic effects.
Academic text (2006) -
Fortunately, these background particles are highly relativistic and concentrated at very small forward angles.
Academic text (2005) -
And even though due a relativistic effect known as time dilation, our clocks would seem to slow down relative to galactic time.
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Human engineers could, it was true, design and build ships capable of accelerating to relativistic speeds.
Fiction book (1990) -
Without considering relativistic effects, the satellite's position would be inaccurate.
Synonyms
Relating to Albert Einstein or his ideas about space, time, and gravity
Compounds
- Specialized
The mass a moving object seems to have as its speed gets near the speed of light
How Relativistic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
relativistic = relativity (transparent) = relativ + istic
The adjective is transparently formed to mean 'relating to relativity' by the common adjective-forming pattern '-istic' applied to the relativ- stem referencing the noun 'relativity'.
Etymology
Relativistic comes from relativity, the name of Einstein's theory, and from relative, which means 'in relation to something else'. So, something called relativistic behaves in a new way when it moves very fast or is near strong gravity, for example close to the speed of light.