8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity, January (IAP) 2003
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Author(s)
Jaffe, Robert L.
Alternative Title
Introduction to Special Relativity
Date Issued
January 2003
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.
Subjects
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)
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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