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Conceptual Errors in Relativity

Wenceslao Segura González

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There are various and widespread misconceptions about relativistic concepts. Erroneous designations as of Relativity, Covariance Principle, Special Theory of Relativity or General Theory of Relativity have helped to spread misconceptions about relativity. In this paper we clarify some of these concepts and consider that the so-called special or restricted theory of relativity is a theory or general project of Physics and not understood as a particular case of the general theory of relativity.

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There are various and widespread misconceptions about relativistic concepts. Erroneous designations as of Relativity, Covariance Principle, Special Theory of Relativity or General Theory of Relativity have helped to spread misconceptions about relativity. In this paper we clarify some of these concepts and consider that the so-called special or restricted theory of relativity is a theory or general project of Physics and not understood as a particular case of the general theory of relativity.

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There are various and widespread misconceptions about relativistic concepts. Erroneous designations as of Relativity, Covariance Principle, Special Theory of Relativity or General Theory of Relativity have helped to spread misconceptions about relativity. In this paper we clarify some of these concepts and consider that the so-called special or restricted theory of relativity is a theory or general project of Physics and not understood as a particular case of the general theory of relativity.

Key concepts: Theory of relativity, Four-force, Test theories of special relativity, Special relativity, General covariance, Principle of relativity, Theoretical physics, General relativity

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