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8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity, January (IAP) 2003

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8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity, January (IAP) 2003

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Alternative Title: Introduction to Special Relativity
Author: Jaffe, Robert L.
Date Issued: 2003-01
Abstract:
Introduces the basic ideas and equations of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Topics include: Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, four vectors, Lorentz invariants, relativistic energy and momentum, relativistic kinematics, Doppler shift, space-time diagrams, relativity paradoxes, and some concepts of General Relativity.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35897
Other Identifiers: 8.20-January(IAP)2003
Other Identifiers: 8.20
IMSCP-MD5-dffd69eb43297071acd5420f9b048ea7
Keywords: Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, Lorentz transformations, length contraction, time dilation, four vectors, Lorentz invariants, relativistic energy and momentum, relativistic kinematics, Doppler shift, space-time diagrams, relativity paradoxes, General Relativity, Special relativity (Physics), 141201, Engineering Physics

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