A survey of current developments in physics. The focus will be to highlight current research interests and recent applications of physics in industry and academia. Specific topics will be presented each week in seminars given by invited speakers and staff. Pre-seminar literature will be made available, and there will be class discussions, written reports, and student presentations associated with the seminars.
Lecture 1 (Video) Impossible Muons
Lecture 2 (Video) Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics
Lecture 3 (Video) Relativity Paradox
Lecture 4 (Video) Lorentz Transformations
Lecture 5 (Video) Brian Greene Explains That Whole General Relativity Thing
Lecture 6 (Video) Gravitational Waves Explained
On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether (Michelson, Morley)
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies (Einstein)