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Astronomy 10: Lecture 15 Confusing Physics: Relativity

Extra Credit Assignment

Exam #3

Parable #1: Einstein's Cows

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Relativity Principle #1

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Parable #2: Follow the bouncing light

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Relativity Principle #2 Time Dilation

Back to our runner

Relatvity Principle #3 Lorenz contraction

What time is it?

Relativity Principle #4 Simultaneity

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Relativity Principle #5 Causality

Causality: Light Cone

Parable #3: Fast Car

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Relativity Principle #5

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Parable #4: The twin paradox.

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Author: Eric Korpela

E-mail: korpela at ssl.berkeley.edu

Homepage: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/~korpela/

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