Introduction and Relativity Pre- Einstein. II. Einstein's Principle of Relativity and a new Concept of Spacetime. III. The Great Kinematic Consequences of Relativity. IV. Velocity Addition and other Differential Transformations.
V. Relativistic Momentum and Energy I: Basics. VII. Relativistic Momentum and Energy II: Four Vectors and Transformation Properties. VIII. General Relativity: Einstein's Theory of Gravity. Detailed course outline (PDF)General Comments. Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. We will probably have a lecture or two to introduce his General Theory as well, but the principal focus will be on special relativity, which we will study in quite a bit of detail.
If you have hoped to understand the physics of Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the . A 9- unit course is roughly equivalent to 3. Problem sets will come upon you quickly. So will the midterm and the final. The course will be defined by the lectures. The reading is an important part of the course, but if you want to know what you are responsible for, it's the material that is presented in lecture unless otherwise explicitly stated. Course Prerequisites.
Understanding Relativity. University of California Press, 1996. MISN-0-476 EINSTEIN’S FIELD EQUATIONS Relativity 1. 1.W.Rindler,Essential Relativity,vanNostrand(1977). 3 THISISADEVELOPMENTAL-STAGEPUBLICATION OFPROJECTPHYSNET Thegoalofourprojectistoassistanetworkofeducatorsandscientistsin. INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL RELATIVITY Gerard ’t Hooft Institute for Theoretical Physics Utrecht University and Spinoza Institute Postbox 80.195. 9 4 Curved coordinates. 14 5 The a–ne connection.
MIT students who have completed or placed out of 8. Physics I - Classical Mechanics) and 1.
Rindler coordinates: Rindler, Wolfgang (1969). New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Calculus I). Anyone in the MIT community who is familiar with elementary mechanics and who has a good knowledge of algebra (and a little knowledge of calculus) will find the course accessible. Textbooks. The following textbooks are required or strongly recommended.
Readings will be assigned in Resnick and Halliday and in French. Einstein's book is a cultural classic. Introduction to Special Relativity.
New York, NY: Wiley, 1. New York, NY: Norton, 1. Relativity: The Special and the General Theory. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press/Random House, 1. I don't recommend buying them, but you may want to look for them at the library.
The Physical Foundations of General Relativity. Doubleday- Anchor, 1.
Buy Essential Relativity: Special, general, and Cosmological by Wolfgang Rindler (ISBN:) from Amazon's Book Store. Free UK delivery on eligible orders. Rindler, Wolfgang: Essential relativity : special, general, and cosmological / Wolfgang. ISBN 978-3-642-86650-0; Digitally watermarked, DRM-free; Included format: PDF; ebooks can be used on all reading devices; Download immediately after purchase; Hardcover $109.00. Wolfgang Rindler (born, Vienna) is a physicist working in the field of General Relativity where he is known for introducing the term. The first edition of his textbook Essential Relativity: Special, General. Essential Relativity Book Subtitle Special, General, and. Wolfgang Rindler (2) Author. Texas, 75080, USA Continue reading. To view the rest of this content please follow the download PDF link above.
Understanding Relativity. University of California Press, 1. It simply isn't possible to learn relativity unless you sit down and work through problems and concepts on your own. We recognize that students also learn a great deal from talking to and working with each other. We therefore encourage each student to make his/her own attempt on every problem and then, having done so, to discuss the problems with one another and collaborate on understanding them more fully. The solutions you submit must reflect your own work. They must not be transcriptions or reproductions of other people's work, published textbook solutions, or solutions from previous years.
Plagiarism is a serious offense and is easy to recognize. Don't submit work which is not your own. There will be four problem sets, each roughly equivalent to 2. The problem sets will be due one week after they are handed out. Because of the accelerated pace of the course, no late problem sets can be accepted. Graded problem sets will be returned in lecture as soon as possible. Exams. A two- hour midterm is scheduled on the day of lecture 1.
It will cover material through lecture 9. A 2. 5- hour final exam is scheduled on the day of lecture 1. Grading. Grading will be weighted as follows: Grading Table. Activities. Percentages. Problem Sets. 35%Midterm.
Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological - Wolfgang Rindler. This book is a considerable amplification and modernisation of the author's earlier Essential Relativity.
It aims to bring the challenge and excitement of modern relativity and cosmology at rigorous mathematical level within reach of advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates, whilecontaining enough new material to interest lecturers and researchers. Its basic purpose is to make relativity come alive conceptually. Hence the emphasis on the foundations and the logical subtleties rather than on the mathematics or the detailed experiments per se.
Aided by some 3. 00 exercises, itpromotes a visceral understanding and the confidence to tackle any fundamental relativistic problem. Following a critical overview of the whole field, special- relativistic kinematics is presented three- dimensionally before the mathematical level gradually rises. Four- vectors precede mechanics,four- tensors precede Maxwell theory, and two of the eight chapters on general relativity roll by before general tensors are needed. Three 'easy' chapters on cosmology round off the work.