Theory of Special Relativity-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS12 20004 LE57 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st & 2nd year students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.2 | |
| Instructor name | Antonio De Felice (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The aim of this lecture is to intoduce the basic concepts of Einstein's theory of relativity. First, the theory of special relativity will be explained in detail. After this, the basics of general relativity will be introduced in an elementary way. The lecture is supposed to be interactive. | |||
| Course Goals |
The students will learn the formalism needed to study special/general relativity. They will learn a geometrical intuition in the theory of relativity. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
I. Introduction and Historical backgrounds II. Einstein's Principle of Relativity III. Special Relativity and Lorentz Transformation IV. Relativistic Mechanics V. Interesting Examples of Lorentz Transformation VI. Maxwell Equation and Lorentz Invariance VII. Relativistic Momentum and Energy II: Four Vectors and Transformation Properties VIII. General Relativity In total, at most 14 classes will be offered (one for each week of the semester) plus one feedback meeting with the students. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation method: 25%: mid term exam; 75%: final exam. | |||
| Course Requirements | Fundamental Physics A (recommended) , Fundamental Physics B (recommended) | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | The students will know the topic to be discussed in the next lecture, so that they can study on the book and my notes (of which they can have a copy, if needed). | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Lecture notes (given in the class as a pdf file), Antonio De Felice | ||
| References, etc. |
Relativity, Hans Stephani Theory of Relativity, Wolfgang Pauli |
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