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- | Another instance where classical mechanics becomes invalid is when our objects move at speeds close to the speed of light $c$. In such systems, the correct theory is [[theories:special_relativity|special relativity]]. The difference between special relativity and classical mechanics is that we now use Minkowski space instead of our everyday Euclidean space. Again we can equivalently use the corresponding configuration space, phase space or a Hilbert space. When the objects in our system move so slowly that we can treat effectively $c$ as infinity, we can use classical mechanics. | + | Another instance where classical mechanics becomes invalid is when our objects move at speeds close to the speed of light $c$. In such systems, the correct theory is [[models:special_relativity|special relativity]]. The difference between special relativity and classical mechanics is that we now use Minkowski space instead of our everyday Euclidean space. Again we can equivalently use the corresponding configuration space, phase space or a Hilbert space. When the objects in our system move so slowly that we can treat effectively $c$ as infinity, we can use classical mechanics. |
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