Building a conceptual profile for the conception of reference frame in physics and the epistemological obstacles to the learning of Special Theory of Relativity

In this work, we use de notion of Conceptual Profile as a theoretical tool to investigate the learning of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) and the epistemological obstacles to its understanding. In particular, we set the Conceptual Profile of the notion of reference frame, taking into account...

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Main Author: Álvaro Leonardi Ayala Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2010-07-01
Series:Investigações em Ensino de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.if.ufrgs.br/ienci/artigos/Artigo_ID232/v15_n1_a2010.pdf