[2605.21660] Relativity for Retired Engineers

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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

arXiv:2605.21660 (gr-qc)

[Submitted on 20 May 2026]

Title:Relativity for Retired Engineers

Authors:David Garfinkle<br>View a PDF of the paper titled Relativity for Retired Engineers, by David Garfinkle

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Abstract:We provide some guidance and examples to clear up common misconceptions about special relativity. These misconceptions often come from trying to express the truths of special relativity in Newtonian terms rather than in terms more natural to special relativity itself. This conceptual stance can also help in attaining a better understanding of general relativity.

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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.21660

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