Course11510101124 lectures
Special Theory of Relativity
Prof. Shiva Prasad · IIT Bombay
Lectures
Special Theory of Relativity
- L1-Problem with Classical Physics
- L2-Michelson-Morley Experiment
- L3-Postulates of Special Theory of Relativity and Galilean Transformation
- L4-Look out for a New Transformation
- L5-Lorentz Transformation
- L6-Length Contraction and Time Dilation
- L7-Examples of Length Contraction and Time Dilation
- L8-Velocity Transformation and Examples
- L9-A Three Event Problem
- L10-A Problem involving Light and Concept of Casuality
- L11-Problems involving Casuality and Need to Redefine Momentum
- L12-Minikowski Space and Four Vectors
- L13-Proper Time a Four Scalar
- L14-Velocity Four Vector
- L15-Momentum Energy Four Vector
- L16-Relook at Collision Problems
- L17-Zero Rest Mass Particle and Photon
- L18-Doppler Effect in Light
- L19-Example in C-Frame
- L20-Force in Relativity
- L21-Force Four-Vector
- L22-Electric & Magnetic Field Transformation
- L23-Example of EM Field Transformation
- L24-Current Density Four Vector and Maxwell Equation
Syllabus and materials
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Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Bombay
- Department
- Physics
- Teacher
- Prof. Shiva Prasad
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Physics
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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