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    Special Relativity (attempt…)

    Laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames

    Things we disagree on: Things we agree on:


    velocity time space/size

    momentum Laws of physics


    8
    𝑐=3× 10 𝑚/ 𝑠
    kinetic energy
    ⃗ ⃗
    𝐹 =𝑚 𝑎
    Special Relativity (attempt…)
    Laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames

    Things we disagree on: Things we agree on:


    velocity time space/size

    momentum Laws of physics


    8
    𝑐=3× 10 𝑚/ 𝑠
    kinetic energy
    ⃗ ⃗
    𝐹 =𝑚 𝑎
    Special Relativity (attempt…)
    Laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames

    Things we disagree on: Things we agree on:


    velocity time space/size

    momentum Laws of physics


    8
    𝑐=3× 10 𝑚/ 𝑠
    kinetic energy
    ⃗ ⃗
    𝐹 =𝑚 𝑎
    Special Relativity (attempt…)
    Laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames

    Things we disagree on: Things we agree on:


    time space/size

    velocity Laws of physics


    8
    momentum 𝑐=3× 10 𝑚/ 𝑠
    kinetic energy ⃗ ⃗
    𝐹 =𝑚 𝑎
    Special Relativity (attempt…)
    Laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames

    Things we disagree on: Things we agree on:


    time space/size

    velocity Laws of physics


    8
    momentum 𝑐=3× 10 𝑚/ 𝑠
    kinetic energy ⃗ ⃗
    𝐹 =𝑚 𝑎
    Length Contraction:
    Moving rods appear short
    Lorentz Factor:
    everyday speeds <<

    Time Dilation: Length Contraction:


    Moving clocks run slow Moving rods appear short

    ~
    𝛥 𝑡= 𝛥𝑡 𝛾 𝑣
    Only noticeable when is close to .
    Special Relativity
    1. Laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference frames
    2. Speed of light is the same in all inertial reference frames
    Things we disagree on: Things we agree on:
    time space/size Laws of physics
    8
    𝑐=3× 10 𝑚/ 𝑠
    velocity ⃗ ⃗
    𝐹 =𝑚 𝑎
    momentum
    kinetic energy
    What about mass ?
    Relativistic Mass:
    Moving objects
    more massive
    ~
    𝑚=𝑚 𝛾𝑣
    This definition can
    lead to a lot of
    confusion!

    Modern approach is to treat mass as non-relativistic!


    What about mass ?
    Relativistic Mass:
    Moving objects
    See description for links
    more massive
    ~
    𝑚=𝑚on
    𝛾𝑣“relativistic mass”!
    This definition can
    lead to a lot of
    confusion!

    Modern approach is to treat mass as non-relativistic!

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