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Lec. 40 Special theory of
relativity (STR) -- II
1. Basic postulates of STR
a. Constancy of the speed of light in all inertial frames
b. Law of physics are the same in all inertial frames. No experiment can be performed to measure the “absolute” speed of any inertial frame.
Review some of the implications of STR.
2.
Doppler’s shift
3.
LT in matrix notation
4.
Energy, rest mass and momentum in STR
5.
The Boost transformation
Reminders:
a. PQ questions
b. textbook examples
c. HW14.
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