special relativity - 2025 ACF Fall

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This physical theory uses analogues of rotation matrices containing hyperbolic trig functions. (10[1])A common (10[1])derivation (10[1])in this theory (10[1])that uses the Pythagorean (10[1])theorem considers light bouncing (10[1])between two mirrors. (10[8])In this (10[2])theory, (10[6]-5[2])the integral (10[6])of gamma (10[1])dt (10[1])over c equals the (10[1])proper time. (10[4]-5[1])Lorentz (10[1]-5[1])transformations (10[12])convert (10[6]-5[1])four-vectors (10[4])between (10[1])inertial (10[3])reference frames in this (10[3])theory, (10[1]-5[1])which holds (-5[1])that simultaneity (10[2])depends (10[1]-5[1])on your reference frame. (10[8]-5[3])This theory predicts (10[1])that moving (10[1])objects experience time (10[2])dilation (-5[3])and length (-5[3])contraction, (10[1]-5[4])and it was developed (10[1])in one of the “annus mirabilis” papers. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this theory (-5[1])of Albert Einstein (-5[1])that he (10[1]-5[1])expanded (0[1])into a (10[1])“general” (10[1])form. (10[2])■END■ (10[10]0[5])

ANSWER: special relativity [or SR; or special theory of relativity; prompt on relativity; reject “general relativity”]

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Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Nikhil Nair	Boston University B	MIT A	11	10
Taran Knutson	Michigan A	CWRU B	13	10
Andrew Nucci	UCLA B	UCSD A	14	10
Justin Sato	Stanford A	UCSC	17	10
Brendan Bridle	Queen's A	Toronto G	21	10
Dustin Sanders	Chicago B	Chicago A	25	10
Vijay Hans	Berkeley Boss Bandit	Berkeley Skeleton King	28	10
Jackson Crickard	Claremont B	UCLA F	28	10
Sean Gao	Toronto E	McMaster A	28	10
Nathan Woolery	Louisville C	Michigan State C	28	10
Nate Brown	CWRU C	Pittsburgh	28	10
Daniel Abrams	Rutgers B	Lehigh B	28	10
Jiping Fang	Illinois Blue	Iowa B	28	10
Luke Simon	Alberta B	Washington State	28	10
Ethen Sun	Toronto C	Brock A	30	10
Andrew Wu	Columbia A	Rutgers D	30	10
Ty Brennan	Berkeley Mighty Miner	Berkeley Little Prince	31	10
Annika Larson	Claremont A	UCLA C	31	10
Sicheng Jiang	Toronto H	Guelph A	31	10
Johnathan Ahdout	Princeton	George Mason B	31	10
Aryan Malhotra	Rutgers C	George Mason C	31	10
Beckett Pursey	Purdue B	Purdue D	31	10
Camden Walker	WashU Grolars	William Woods University A	31	-5
Anne Fjeld	Alberta A	Arizona State B	31	-5
Danny Han	Stanford B	Berkeley Archer Queen	33	10
Sarah Silverman	Claremont C	UCLA D	33	10
Samuel Li	William & Mary A	JMU B	33	10
Aarnav Vyas	Illinois Orange	Purdue A	33	10
Logan Van Pelt	Washington Coho	Washington Steelhead	33	10
George Matsumura	Washington Chum	Washington Masu	33	10
Noah Fine	UNC D	NCSU A	35	10
Adrian O'Leary	Waterloo A	Toronto B	36	10
Skand Parvatikar	Arizona State B	Alberta A	40	10
Liam Rojas	Virginia A	Liberty B	42	10
Nick Smemoe	UNC A	UNC C	42	10
Steven Su	Harvard	Boston College A	42	10
Jake Markus	Dartmouth B	Williams C	42	-5
Joyann Hua	British Columbia B	British Columbia A	42	10
Cooper Morris	Columbia B	Maryland C	43	-5
Andrew Sklar	Vassar B	Vassar A	43	10
Gavin Ge	Waterloo B	Toronto D	44	10
Dominic Heffron	Florida Tech A	South Florida A	44	10
Snehan Saroch	Louisville A	Michigan B	44	10
Eric Morshed	Johns Hopkins	George Mason A	44	10
Jason Lee	Rutgers A	Penn	44	10
Will Huang	Wisconsin A	Minnesota	44	10
Eames Weeks	Brown A	Boston University A	44	10
Jackson McDonald	Alabama A	Tennessee B	44	10
Caleb Slusher	South Carolina A	Georgia Tech E	44	10
Wesley Stine	Clemson A	Vanderbilt C	44	10
Derek Li	Cornell A	Rochester	44	10
Ben Gardberg	Cornell B	RIT A	44	10
Advai Srinivasan	UC Irvine	UCLA A	45	-5
Denali Tran-Le	McGill B	Ottawa B	45	10
Jason Thieu	Michigan State A	Ohio State A	45	10
Akhil Upadrasta	Ohio State D	Michigan D	45	10
Niki Ilia	Boston College B	Amherst A	45	10
Devon Kumar	Tufts C	Brandeis Bach	45	10
Daniel Lu	Washington Pink	Arizona State A	45	10
Joseph Strom	Louisville B	Ohio State C	46	10
Bonham Buchannon	Louisville D	WVU B	46	10
David Ciardella	Vermont B	Amherst B	46	10
Darren Kellis	Vanderbilt A	Georgia Tech C	46	10
Cara Leonard	William & Mary C	UNC B	47	10
Nick Machin	UCLA A	UC Irvine	48	10
James Xiao	Toronto A	McMaster C	48	10
Jeremy Scurlock	Chipola College	Clemson B	48	10
Francis Dinh	Illinois Canada	Rose-Hulman A	52	10
Ben Simmons	Macalester	Iowa State	52	10
Daniel Huang	Georgia Tech D	Auburn A	52	10
David Black	Illinois Champaign	Indiana A	53	-5
Shaya Farahmand	Georgia Tech B	Auburn C	53	10
Chris Chang	USC A	UC Santa Barbara	55	-5
Kingsley Chen	McGill A	Ottawa A	57	10
Zaid Asif	NYU A	Maryland A	57	10
Tianyi Zheng	UCSD B	USC B	58	10
John Rootham	Ottawa D	Carleton B	58	-5
Michael Xu	McMaster B	Toronto I	62	10
Juan Landaeta	Florida State A	Florida B	62	-5
Peyton Legg	UCF A	Florida Tech B	62	10
Chase Moss	WVU A	Michigan State D	62	-5
William Erwin	William & Mary B	Liberty C	62	10
Walter Carson	NCSU B	Tusculum A	62	-5
Ezra Hoogeveen	St. Thomas	Michigan Tech	62	10
Salil Jain	Williams B	Dartmouth C	62	10
Akif Ismail	Williams C	Dartmouth B	62	10
Coy Mier	Auburn B	Vanderbilt B	62	10
Shivam Saxena	Georgia Tech F	Tennessee Tech	62	10
Thomas Zhao	Michigan C	Ohio State B	65	10
Alex Dzurick	William Woods University A	WashU Grolars	67	10
Daniel Chen	Emory A	Mississippi State A	70	10
Peter Smith	Binghamton A	ESF	70	10
Heidi Moyer	ERAU Daytona A	Florida A	71	-5
David Ropp	Duke A	Liberty A	71	-5
Isaiah Schmid	Binghamton B	Binghamton C	71	-5
Malcolm Meyn	McGill C	Ottawa C	73	-5
Fern Fang	VCU A	JMU A	73	-5
Grace Early	Iowa A	WashU Grizzlers	73	-5
Imtiaz Kidwai	Toronto F	Waterloo C	74	-5
Ba Loc Dinh	Illinois Urbana	Indiana B	74	10
Dashiell Helmer	Wisconsin C	Wisconsin B	74	-5
Brandon Wiltse	Washington Chinook	Washington Atlantic	74	-5
Nelson Adams-Riley	Sewanne	Montevallo	74	-5
Bryce Younger	Boise State	British Columbia C	78	10
Nicholas Nguyen	Florida B	Florida State A	85	10
Duncan Occhiogrosso	UConn A	Brandeis Beethoven	88	-5
Ben Mowery	Vermont A	MIT B	91	-5
Andres Lorenzo	RIT B	Cornell C	94	-5
Sam Hewitt	WashU Grizzlers	Iowa A	96	10
Jacie Bradley	Clemson C	Georgia A	96	-5
Anastasia Thacker	Wisconsin B	Wisconsin C	97	0
William Kiker	Dartmouth A	Brown B	99	10
Ben Spirtas	Maryland C	Columbia B	100	10
Reid Eichberg	Tufts B	Southern Connecticut State University A	101	10
Connor Yu	Cornell C	RIT B	101	10
Teddi Maggay	UC Santa Barbara	USC A	102	0
Sam Montgomery	Ottawa C	McGill C	102	10
Valerie Brown	Carleton B	Ottawa D	102	10
Lucas Hall	Waterloo C	Toronto F	102	0
June Miller	Florida A	ERAU Daytona A	102	10
Will Jones	Michigan State D	WVU A	102	10
Nathan Redford	Liberty A	Duke A	102	0
Carly Hemani	JMU A	VCU A	102	10
Trenton Burgess	Indiana A	Illinois Champaign	102	10
Jack Yesner	Brandeis Beethoven	UConn A	102	10
Kyle Hart	MIT B	Vermont A	102	0
Jaime Wang	Washington Atlantic	Washington Chinook	102	10
Martin Brandenburg	Georgia A	Clemson C	102	10
Andrew Wilson	Montevallo	Sewanne	102	0
Violet Page	Binghamton C	Binghamton B	102	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
Northern California	US	4	100%	0%	27.25
Southern California	US	7	86%	29%	35.33
Eastern Canada (1)	US	4	100%	50%	76.50
Eastern Canada (2)	US	9	89%	11%	37.50
Florida	US	4	100%	50%	73.25
Great Lakes	US	10	100%	10%	46.20
Lower Mid-Atlantic	US	9	78%	33%	51.86
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	9	100%	11%	45.33
Midwest	US	9	100%	33%	56.44
North	US	4	75%	25%	52.67
Northeast	US	12	92%	25%	59.91
Pacific	US	8	100%	25%	50.13
Southeast	US	12	92%	17%	57.00
Upstate NY	US	5	100%	40%	72.20