Relativity

March 24

Topics

Coordinate systems

Michaelson-Morley experiment

Gallilean transformations

Lorentz transformations

Not required but part of the series:

Land speed records               The Speed of Sound               Air and Space speed records

Required:

               Galilean transformations                      Fizeau measures the speed of light          Michelson Interferometer          Michelson Morley experiment

Michaelson Morley Applet

March 26

Topics

Time dilation

Length contraction

Muon decay

Concepts in video lectures but not detailed calculations

Video lectures:

Special Relativity introduction          Time dilation          Space contraction          Adding velocities          Mass-energy and momentum     Simultaneity lost          Special Relativity postulates

Length contraction applet

March 31

Topics

Minkowski Space

Twin Paradox

Space-Time Minkowski Space          Twin Paradox

Twin Paradox Applet

Simultineity applet

April 2

Topics

Doppler effect
Video lecture on the Doppler effect

This applet and this applet show what happens when a moving source is emitting waves.  These sources can move faster than the speed of the waves.

Topics

Relativistic energy and momentum

Practice with calculations