# Английский язык. Ч.3 (Tests 10,11,12). Ильичева Н.А - 30 стр.

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Unit 10 – Special Theory of Relativity
1. Newtonian mechanics, Kinetic theory and Maxwell’s theory of
electromagnetism were the product of classical physics. They were very
successful in explaining a wide range of natural phenomena. Newtonian
mechanics beautifully explained the motion of objects on Earth and in the
heavens. Furthermore, it formed the basis for successful treatment of fluids,
wave motion and sound. Kinetic theory explained the behavior of gases and
other materials. Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism not only brought
together and explained electric and magnetic phenomena, but it predicted
the existence of electromagnetic (EM) waves that would behave in every
way just like light – so light came to be thought of as an electromagnetic
wave. Indeed, it seemed that the natural world, as seen through the eyes of
physics, was very well explained with the exceptions of a few puzzles.
The theory of relativity and the quantum theory were introduced by
modern physics.
2. The special theory of relativity and the quantum theory are the two theories
underlying the tremendous progress of physics during the last hundred
years. Albert Einstein’s general relativity provides a theoretical framework
for understanding the universe on the largest of scales: stars, galaxies,
clusters of galaxies, and beyond to the immense expanse of the universe
itself. The other is quantum mechanics, which provides a theoretical
framework for understanding the universe on the smallest of scales:
molecules, atoms and all the way down to subatomic like electrons and
quarks. Through years of research, physicists have experimentally
confirmed to almost unmanageable accuracy virtually all predictions made
by each of these theories.
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                     Unit 10 – Special Theory of Relativity
1.   Newtonian    mechanics,      Kinetic        theory   and   Maxwell’s   theory   of
electromagnetism were the product of classical physics. They were very
successful in explaining a wide range of natural phenomena. Newtonian
mechanics beautifully explained the motion of objects on Earth and in the
heavens. Furthermore, it formed the basis for successful treatment of fluids,
wave motion and sound. Kinetic theory explained the behavior of gases and
other materials. Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism not only brought
together and explained electric and magnetic phenomena, but it predicted
the existence of electromagnetic (EM) waves that would behave in every
way just like light – so light came to be thought of as an electromagnetic
wave. Indeed, it seemed that the natural world, as seen through the eyes of
physics, was very well explained with the exceptions of a few puzzles.
The theory of relativity and the quantum theory were introduced by
modern physics.
2. The special theory of relativity and the quantum theory are the two theories
underlying the tremendous progress of physics during the last hundred
years. Albert Einstein’s general relativity provides a theoretical framework
for understanding the universe on the largest of scales: stars, galaxies,
clusters of galaxies, and beyond to the immense expanse of the universe
itself. The other is quantum mechanics, which provides a theoretical
framework for understanding the universe on the smallest of scales:
molecules, atoms and all the way down to subatomic like electrons and
quarks. Through years of research, physicists have experimentally
confirmed to almost unmanageable accuracy virtually all predictions made
by each of these theories.

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