Special Relativity

Special Relativity

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- The Mathematics of Speed

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- The Mathematics of Speed

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Special Relativity

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  1. 1 - Introduction
  2. 2 - Scale
  3. 3 - Speed
  4. 4 - The Speed of Light
  5. 5 - Units
  6. 6 - The Mathematics of Speed
  7. 7 - Relativity of Simultaneity
  8. 8 - Pitfalls: Relativity of Simultaneity
  9. 9 - Calculating the Time Difference
  10. 10 - Time in Motion
  11. 11 - How Fast Does Time Slow?
  12. 12 - The Mathematics of Slow Time
  13. 13 - Time Dilation Examples
  14. 14 - Time Dilation: Experimental Evidence
  15. 15 - The Reality of Past, Present, and Future
  16. 16 - Time Dilation: Intuitive Explanation
  17. 17 - Motion's Effect On Space
  18. 18 - Motion's Effect On Space: Mathematical Form
  19. 19 - Length Contraction: Travel of Proxima Centauri
  20. 20 - Length Contraction: Disintegrating Muons
  21. 21 - Length Contraction: Distant Spaceflight
  22. 22 - Length Contraction: Horizontal Light Clock In Motion
  23. 23 - Coordinates For Space
  24. 24 - Coordinates For Space: Rotation of Coordinate Frames
  25. 25 - Coordinates For Space: Translation of Coordinate Frames
  26. 26 - Coordinates for Time
  27. 27 - Coordinates in Motion
  28. 28 - Clocks in Motion: Examples
  29. 29 - Clocks in Motion: Length Expansion From Asynchronous Clocks
  30. 30 - Clocks in Motion: Bicycle Wheels
  31. 31 - Clocks in Motion: Temporal Order
  32. 32 - Clocks in Motion: How Observers Say the Other's Clock Runs Slow?
  33. 33 - The Lorentz Transformation
  34. 34 - The Lorentz Transformation: Relating Time Coordinates
  35. 35 - The Lorentz Transformation: Generalizations
  36. 36 - The Lorentz Transformation: The Big Picture Summary
  37. 37 - Lorentz Transformation: Moving Light Clock
  38. 38 - Lorentz Transformation: Future Baseball
  39. 39 - Lorentz Transformation: Speed of Light in a Moving Frame
  40. 40 - Lorentz Transformation: Sprinter
  41. 41 - Combining Velocities
  42. 42 - Combining Velocities: 3-Dimensions
  43. 43 - Combining Velocities: Example in 1D
  44. 44 - Combining Velocities: Example in 3D
  45. 45 - Spacetime Diagrams
  46. 46 - Spacetime Diagrams: Two Observers in Relative Motion
  47. 47 - Spacetime Diagrams: Essential Features
  48. 48 - Spacetime Diagrams: Demonstrations
  49. 49 - Lorentz Transformation: As An Exotic Rotation
  50. 50 - Reality of Past, Present, and Future: Mathematical Details
  51. 51 - Invariants
  52. 52 - Invariants: Spacetime Distance
  53. 53 - Invariants: Examples
  54. 54 - Cause and Effect: A Spacetime Invariant
  55. 55 - Cause and Effect: Same Place, Same Time
  56. 56 - Intuition and Time Dilation: Mathematical Approach
  57. 57 - The Pole in the Barn Paradox
  58. 58 - The Pole in the Barn: Quantitative Details
  59. 59 - The Pole in the Barn: Spacetime Diagrams
  60. 60 - Pole in the Barn: Lock the Doors
  61. 61 - The Twin Paradox
  62. 62 - The Twin Paradox: Without Acceleration
  63. 63 - The Twin Paradox: Spacetime Diagrams
  64. 64 - Twin Paradox: The Twins Communicate
  65. 65 - The Relativistic Doppler Effect
  66. 66 - Twin Paradox: The Twins Communicate Quantitative
  67. 67 - Implications of Mass
  68. 68 - Force and Energy
  69. 69 - Force and Energy: Relativistic Work and Kinetic Energy
  70. 70 - E=MC2
  71. 71 - Course Recap

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