University of Calgary

PHYS 501 - Special Relativity - Winter 2013

Lorentz transformations in classical mechanics; relativistic kinematics; spacetime diagrams; relativistic energy and momentum conservation; Geometrical interpretation; applications of relativistic kinematics; four-vector formalism and tensors; applications, primarily to relativistic electrodynamics.
This course may not be repeated for credit.

Hours

  • H(3-0)

Prerequisite(s)

  • Physics 325, 457; Mathematics 353 or Applied Mathematics 309.
Syllabus

Sections

This course will be offered next in Winter 2014.
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