PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics I
Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation. This lecture offers detailed analysis of the Lorentz transformations which relate the coordinates of an event in two frames in relative motion. It is shown how length, time and simultaneity are relative. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Describing an Event with Two Observers |
| [00:33:58] | 2. The Relativity of Simultaneity |
| [00:41:57] | 3. Time Dilation |
| [00:53:41] | 4. The Twin Paradox |
| [01:00:02] | 5. Length Contraction |
| References |
| PHYS 200: Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation 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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