Relativity

Special Relativity - Chapter 26

26A. Understand what ether is, and why the Michelson Morley experiment failed to find it. Understand Einstein's gedanken experiment, and the postulates of special relativity.

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The Postulates of Special Relativity:

26B. Understand how the postulates lead to time dilation

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Rationale for Time Dilation:

Deriving the Time Dilation Equation:

26C. Solve problems with Time Dilation, Length Contraction, and Mass Dilation

26F. Understand the Twin Paradox

26G. Understand simultaneity.

26H. Solve problems with relativistic Kinetic Energy.

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Relativistic Kinetic Energy:

26I. Solve relativistic addition of velocity problems.

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Relativistic Addition of Velocities:

26J. Use the energy-momentum formula.

Yeah - I don't have any video of this - read the book section 26-9.

General Relativity - Chapter 33

33A. Understand the Principle of Equivalence

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Principle of Equivalence:

33B. Apply the curvature of space to observations

33C. Solve problems with black holes and Schwarzschild radius.

Whiteboards:

Example 1

33D. Understand gravitational time dilation using the approximate frequency shift equation.

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Gravitational Frequency and Wavelength Shift:

Whiteboards:

Example 1

Example 2

33E. Solve problems with gravitational time dilation using the Schwarzschild radius.

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Gravitational Time Dilation:

Whiteboards:

Example 1

Example 2