2010•Unpublished venueRequires access

Relativity 1: Space and Time

Martin W. McCall

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This chapter contains sections titled: Why Relativity? Galilean Relativity The Fundamental Postulates of Relativity Inertial Observers in Relativity Comparing Transverse Distances Between Frames Lessons from a Light Clock: Time Dilation Proper Time Interval Invariance The Relativity of Simultaneity The Relativity of Length: Length Contraction The Lorentz Transformations Velocity Addition Particles Moving Faster than Light: Tachyons Summary Problems

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Key concepts: Theory of relativity, Spacetime, Physics, Theoretical physics, Computer science, Mathematics, Quantum mechanics