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Dec 22, 2024
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2017-2018 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHYS 275 RelativityCredits: (3-0) 3
Michelson-Morley experiment, inertial reference frames, the principle of relativity, space-time coordinates of an event, Lorentz Transformations, clock paradox, momentum-energy 4-vector, equivalence of energy and rest mass, the principle of equivalence, curved space-time and qualitative features of general relativity and cosmology, relevance of relativity to space travel.
Prerequisites: PHYS 111 or PHYS 211/211-A and a working knowledge of elementary algebra and trigonometry.
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