Week 8: Introduction to 4-vector formalism. Lorentz transformations in the 4-vector formalism.
Week 8: Introduction to 4-vector formalism. Lorentz transformations in the 4-vector formalism.
Course Material
- Week 1: Introduction of Special Theory of Relativity, Galilean Transformation
- Week 2: Effect of velocity of a medium on the motion of the particle, Michelson Morley Experiment
- Week 3: Postulates of Special Theory of Relativity, Lorentz transformations. Lorentz transformations (for motion along one axis).
- Week 4: Relativity of Simultaneity, Minkowski Space and Lorentz Transformation
- Week 5: General Lorentz Transformation with out rotation and Length contraction.
- Week 6: Time dilation, Transformation Law for Velocity, Homogeneous Lorentz Transformation
- Week 7: Mid Term Exam
- Week 8: Introduction to 4-vector formalism. Lorentz transformations in the 4-vector formalism.
- Week 9: Position 4-Velocity, 4-Momentum, Transformation Law for 4-Velocity and Momentum
- Week 10: 4-Acceleration, Transformation law for 4-Acceleration
- Week 11: Motion of the Charged Particle in Uniform Transverse Electric field
- Week 12: Mass energy Relationship
- Week 13: Binding Energy, Particle Production and Decay
- Week 14: Doppler Shift Effect, Transformation law of energy
- Week 15: Compton Effect and its Numerical Problems
- Week 16: Special relativity with small acceleration.
- Week 17: Lorentz and Poincare groups
- Week 18: Final Term
- Chapters 18
- Department Mathematics
- Teacher
Ms. Samia Bibi
