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      • What is Light?
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  • Quantum Realism
    • Chapter 1
      • A Strange World
      • The Reality Question
      • The Evidence
      • Some Implications
      • Evaluation
      • Discussion
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 2.
      • The Primal Reality
      • Space as a Network
      • Time as Processing
      • Some Implications
      • Reinventing Physics
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 3.
      • What is Light?
      • The Quantum Wave
      • The Basic Process
      • Processing Spreads
      • Processing Restarts
      • Light Takes Every Path
      • Quantum Spin
      • Physics Revisited
      • Redefining Reality
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 4
      • What is Matter?
      • The Standard Model
      • Electrons and Neutrinos
      • Quarks
      • Fields Upon Fields
      • The Evolution of Matter
      • Other Matters
      • Cosmic Evolution
      • Summary Table
      • Questions
      • References
    • Chapter 5.
      • Gravity Rules
      • Special Relativity
      • Matter Trembles
      • General Relativity
      • Electricity and Magnetism
      • Creating Order
      • What Next?
      • Questions
      • References
    • FAQ
    • Glossary
    • Links
    • Acknowledgements

QR5.2 Special Relativity

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If quantum theory is strange, relativity is stranger because it alters the time and space we take for granted. Special relativity suggests there is a mystery behind the movement of ordinary matter.

QR5.2.1. Our Reality Bubble

QR5.2.2. Maintaining Normality

QR5.2.3. Maintaining Causality

QR5.2.4. Time Dilates

QR5.2.5. The Universal Speed Limit

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