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Modern Physics Notes J Kiefer 2006. Table of Contents TABLE OF 1. I. RELATIVITY ........................................ ........................................ ....................................... 2. A. Frames of 2. B. Special Relativity ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ....................... 5. C. Consequences of the Principle of Special Relativity ........................................ ........................................ ....... 8. D. Energy and Momentum.

1. Time Dilation a. Events An event may be regarded as a single observation made at a specific location and time. One might say that an event is a point in space-time (x,y,z,t). Two events may be separated by intervals in either space or in time or in both. b. Time intervals Consider a kind of clock:

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