Galilean relativity
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Galilean relativity is the classical principle of relativity stating that the laws of mechanics are the same in all inertial frames related by Galilean transformations, assuming absolute time and Euclidean space.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Galilean invariance | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept in classical mechanics
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physical principle ⓘ principle of relativity ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
closed mechanical systems
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inertial frames ⓘ |
| assumes |
Euclidean space
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absolute time ⓘ space and time are independent ⓘ universal time shared by all observers ⓘ |
| breaksDownWhen | velocities approach speed of light ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | special relativity ⓘ |
| coordinateTransformation |
t' = t
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x' = x − vt ⓘ |
| coreIdea | mechanical experiments cannot distinguish uniform straight-line motion from rest ⓘ |
| describes | equivalence of all inertial frames for mechanical laws ⓘ |
| doesNotAccountFor |
electromagnetic invariance
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finite speed of light ⓘ |
| domain | non-relativistic physics ⓘ |
| epistemicStatus | approximate law of nature ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalFormulation | Galilean group symmetry ⓘ |
| hasSymmetryGroup | Galilean group ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century physics ⓘ |
| implies |
form of Newton’s laws is invariant in all inertial frames
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no preferred inertial frame for mechanics ⓘ relative velocities add linearly ⓘ simultaneity is absolute ⓘ spatial distances are frame-independent up to rigid translations and rotations ⓘ time intervals are the same in all inertial frames ⓘ |
| incompatibleWith | constancy of speed of light postulate ⓘ |
| inspired | development of classical mechanics ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| partOf | Newtonian mechanics ⓘ |
| precedes | Einsteinian relativity ⓘ |
| recoveredAsLimitOf | special relativity at low velocities ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Galilean relativity
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Galilean invariance
Newton's first law of motion ⓘ
surface form:
Newton’s first law of motion
inertial reference frame ⓘ principle of inertia ⓘ |
| states | laws of mechanics are the same in all inertial frames ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Newtonian celestial mechanics
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classical fluid dynamics ⓘ classical rigid body dynamics ⓘ |
| uses | Galilean transformations ⓘ |
| validInRegime | low velocities compared to speed of light ⓘ |
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Galilean invariance