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Special Theory of Relativity

Special Theory of Relativity. Instructor: Professor Shiva Prasad, Department of Physics, IIT Bombay. This is a course on Special Theory of Relativity, which revolutionized our concept of physics in the last century by unifying concept of space and time, electricity and magnetism and mass and energy. In this course we will explore and explain many of the (often) counter-intuitive but fundamental principles of the Special Theory. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 11 - Problems involving Causality and Need to Redefine Momentum

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Lecture 01 - Problem with Classical Physics

Lecture 02 - Michelson-Morley Experiment

Lecture 03 - Postulates of Special Theory of Relativity and Galilean Transformation

Lecture 04 - Look out for a New Transformation

Lecture 05 - Lorentz Transformation

Lecture 06 - Length Contraction and Time Dilation

Lecture 07 - Examples of Length Contraction and Time Dilation

Lecture 08 - Velocity Transformation and Examples

Lecture 09 - A Three Event Problem

Lecture 10 - A Problem involving Light and Concept of Causality

Lecture 11 - Problems involving Causality and Need to Redefine Momentum

Lecture 12 - Minkowski Space and Four Vectors

Lecture 13 - Proper Time a Four Scalar

Lecture 14 - Velocity Four Vector

Lecture 15 - Momentum Energy Four Vector

Lecture 16 - Relook at Collision Problems

Lecture 17 - Zero Rest Mass Particle and Photon

Lecture 18 - Doppler Effect in Light

Lecture 19 - Example in C-Frame

Lecture 20 - Force in Relativity

Lecture 21 - Force Four-Vector

Lecture 22 - Electric & Magnetic Field Transformation

Lecture 23 - Examples of EM Field Transformation

Lecture 24 - Current Density Four Vector and Maxwell Equation