Hermann Minkowski introduced spacetime diagrams to graphically represent this theory in 1908, three years after its discovery in the “annus mirabilis.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this theory partially based on the equivalence of all inertial frames, contrasted with a later “general” theory.
ANSWER: special relativity [or SR; prompt on relativity]
[10m] Dealing with non-inertial reference frames experiencing this phenomenon requires special frames called MCRFs. As a consequence of the equivalence of gravitational and inertial masses, a uniform gravitational field is indistinguishable from a frame experiencing this phenomenon.
ANSWER: acceleration [prompt on motion]
[10h] On a Minkowski diagram, a uniformly accelerating particle follows one of these shapes. In Rindler coordinates, curves of constant position take this shape, which asymptotically approaches the horizon.
ANSWER: hyperbolas
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