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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:

  1. Review the course summary-str (4/16/2009). Read chapter 36.
  2. Work on problems in STR:

a.       PQ questions

b.      textbook examples

c.       HW14.

Email me your questions.

  1. During Friday’s lecture we plan  to review this chapter and go through selected problems.  
  2. There will be no instructor’s informal sessions this Friday and next Tuesday.