PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics I
Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity. This is the first of a series of lectures on relativity. The lecture begins with a historical overview and goes into problems that aim to describe a single event as seen by two independent observers. Maxwell's theory, as well as the Galilean and Lorentz transformations are also discussed. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Meaning of Relativity |
| [00:18:10] | 2. The Galilean Transformation and its Consequences |
| [00:31:35] | 3. The Medium of Light |
| [00:43:22] | 4. The Two Postulates of Relativity |
| [00:46:48] | 5. Length Contraction and Time Dilation |
| [00:55:34] | 6. Deriving the Lorentz Transformation |
| References |
| PHYS 200: Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity Instructor: Professor Ramamurti Shankar. Resources: Problem Set 7 and Solutions [pdf]. Relativity Notes [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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