Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity
author: Ramamurti Shankar,
Department of Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University
recorded by: Yale University
published: June 3, 2010, recorded: October 2006, views: 9112
released under terms of: Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives (CC-BY-ND)
recorded by: Yale University
published: June 3, 2010, recorded: October 2006, views: 9112
released under terms of: Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives (CC-BY-ND)
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This is the first of a series of lectures on relativity. The lecture begins with a historical overview and goes into problems that aim to describe a single event as seen by two independent observers. Maxwell's theory, as well as the Galilean and Lorentz transformations are also discussed.
Reading assignment: Relativity Notes: Shankar, 2006 [PDF]
Resources: Problem Set 7 [PDF]
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