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Galilean Relativity (view source)
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''Any two observers moving at constant speed and direction with respect to one another will obtain the same results for all mechanical experiments.''<ref>http://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node47.html</ref>
''Any two observers moving at constant speed and direction with respect to one another will obtain the same results for all mechanical experiments.''<ref>http://physics.ucr.edu/~wudka/Physics7/Notes_www/node47.html</ref>
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== Relative Velocity ==
==Galilean transformations==
For a [[inertial frame of reference]], <math> (x', y', z', t') </math>, moving past another frame <math> (x, y, z, t) </math> at speed <math>u</math>, with the <math>x</math> and <math>x'</math> aligned, the transformations are:
<math> x' = x-ut</math><br/>
<math> y' = y</math><br/>
<math> z' = z</math><br/>
<math> t' = t</math><br/>
In [[relativity]], these transformations are modified to produce the [[Lorentz transformation|Lorentz transformations]].
== Relative Velocity ==
Where Galilean Relativity primarily differs from Special Relativity is in the calculation of relative velocity. If as observed by an observer in an inertial frame of reference two bodies have velocities of v<sub>1</sub> and v<sub>2</sub>, then their relative velocity v, is:
Where Galilean Relativity primarily differs from Special Relativity is in the calculation of relative velocity. If as observed by an observer in an inertial frame of reference two bodies have velocities of v<sub>1</sub> and v<sub>2</sub>, then their relative velocity v, is:
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