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For example, a billiard ball only starts rolling when it gets hit with something. It doesn't start rolling around magically. | For example, a billiard ball only starts rolling when it gets hit with something. It doesn't start rolling around magically. | ||
- | This concept is made even more precise through [[theories:special_relativity|special relativity]]. The fundamental fact at the heart of special relativity is that nothing can move with a velocity faster than the speed of light. This means tells us immediately how far an object can be away to influence another one since the effect always needs time to travel to the object in question. | + | This concept is made even more precise through [[models:special_relativity|special relativity]]. The fundamental fact at the heart of special relativity is that nothing can move with a velocity faster than the speed of light. This means tells us immediately how far an object can be away to influence another one since the effect always needs time to travel to the object in question. |
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