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Lecture 13 - Lorentz Transformation

This video was recorded at YALE PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics with Professor Ramamurti Shankar. 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. Reading assignment: Relativity Notes: Shankar, 2006 [PDF] Relativity Notes [PDF] Resources: Problem Set 7 [PDF] Problem Set 7 Solutions [PDF] Relativity Notes: Crib Sheet [PDF] Relativity Notes: Shankar, 2006 [PDF]

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Author:: Ramamurti Shankar, Department of Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Video

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Language:: English
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