Imaginative Activity In The Special And General Theories Of Relativity
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One of the earliest papers by the author presenting the argument on why the relativity of simultaneity in the special theory of relativity includes an imaginative, cognitive component. Since the relativity of simultaneity is the key to the results in the special theory, this imaginative, cognitive component is present in the results of the theory of special relativity. Since special relativity provides the groundwork for the general theory of relativity by providing the building blocks consisting of local Lorentz reference frames, the imaginative, cognitive component found in the relativity of simultaneity is key to understanding general relativity as well. The cognitive, logical component underlying the equivalence of accelerating reference frames and inertial reference frames experiencing a gravitational field is also key to understanding general relativity..
