Lecture Notes on Special Relativity

THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY - Macquarie University

THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY Lecture Notes prepared by J D Cresser Department of Physics Macquarie University July 31, 2003

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Time Evolution in Quantum Mechanics - Macquarie University

Chapter 15 Time Evolution in Quantum Mechanics Physical systems are, in general, dynamical, i.e. they evolve in time.The dynamics of classical mechanical systems are described by Newton’s laws of motion, while the dynamics of the

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Particle Spin and the Stern-Gerlach Experiment

Chapter 6 Particle Spin and the Stern-Gerlach Experiment The spin of an elementary particle would appear, on the surface, to be little different from the spin of a macroscopic object – the image of a microscopic sphere spinning around some axis

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Chapter 6 P article Spin and the Ster n-Gerlach Experiment

Chapter 6 P article Spin and the Ster n-Gerlach Experiment 50 where m e and # e are the mass and char ge of the electron, S is the spin angular momentum of the electron, and g is the so-called gyromagnetic ratio, whic h classically is exactly equal

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Observables and Measurements in Quantum Mechanics

haustive collection of results obtained when measuring some physical property, or observable, of the system. This linking of particular states with particular measured results provides a way that the observable properties of a quantum system can be described in quantum mechanics, that is in terms of Hermitean operators.

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Quantum Physics Notes - Macquarie University

ing of the quantum information aspects of quantum mechanics, and which may perhaps one day finally lead us to a full understanding of quantum mechanics itself. The Language of Quantum Mechanics As mentioned above, quantum mechanics provides a framework into which all physical theories must fit.

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Some Useful Properties of Complex Numbers

Real and imaginary parts The real and imaginary parts of the complex number z= x+ iyare given by Real part Rez= x Imaginary part Imz= y: (1) with Re(az 1 +bz 2) = aRe(z 1)+bRe(z 2) and Im(az 1 +bz 2) = aIm(z 1)+bIm(z 2) (2) where aand bare both real numbers. Complex conjugate The complex conjugate of a complex number z, written

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The Wave Function - Macquarie University

The wave function or wave packet so constructed is found to have essentially zero ampli- tude everywhere except for a single localized region in space, over a region of width 2∆ x , i.e. the wave function Ψ( x , t ) in this case takes the form of a single wave packet, see Fig. (3.3).

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Probability, Expectation Value and Uncertainty

The uncertainty of the observable A is a measure of the spread of results around the mean #Aˆ!. It It is defined in the usual way, that is the difference between each …

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PHYS201 - Wave Mechanics - Macquarie University

PHYS201 Wave Mechanics Semester 1 2009 J D Cresser jcresser@physics.mq.edu.au Rm C5C357 Ext 8913 Semester 1 2009 PHYS201 Wave Mechanics 1 / 86

Modern Physics Notes

This still implies that the “Laws” of electromagnetism behave differently under a transformation from one reference frame to another than do the “Laws” of mechanics. 2. Postulates of Special Relativity a. Principle of Special Relativity It doesn’t seem sensible that one …

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Statistical Physics - DAMTP

Statistical mechanics is the art of turning the microscopic laws of physics into a de-scription of Nature on a macroscopic scale. Suppose you’ve got theoretical physics cracked. Suppose you know all the funda-mental laws of Nature, the properties of the elementary particles and the forces at play between them.

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Handout 7. Entropy - Stanford University

classical mechanics, electromagnetism, relativity, quantum mechanics) are time reversible. In classical mechanics, the trajectories of individual particles are completely reversible. One cannot tell whether the movies is playing forward or backward. Einstein was very puzzled by the arrow of time. In the theory of relativity, time is just one of the

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Get help and support GCSE PHYSICS - AQA

4.7 Magnetism and electromagnetism 67 4.8 Space physics (physics only) 72 4.9 Key ideas 76 5 Scheme of assessment 77 5.1 Aims and learning outcomes 77 5.2 Assessment objectives 78 5.3 Assessment weightings 78 6 General administration 81 6.1 Entries and codes 81 6.2 Overlaps with other qualifications 81 6.3 Awarding grades and reporting results 81

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1.1. Galilean Relativity - University College London

The fundamental laws of physics are the same in ... Theory of Electromagnetism James Clerk Maxwell 1831 - 1879 After considerable work by many scientists, Maxwell (1864) ... fundamental and not depend on which physical phenomena we are looking at. 1.7. Einstein’s Postulates

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Introduction to Modern Physics

-Kepler’s laws (accurate for many objects) -Energy is a fundamental quantity that can not be created or destroyed, only transferred. -Mass was recognized as a body’s tendency to resist changes in motion (inertia). -Light identified as a wave phenomenon. -Electricity and magnetism were revealed as two faces of the

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THEORY, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION

a description of the basic laws of physics governing the operation of the syn-chronous electric machine, which is the type of machine all turbogenerators belong to. 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC NOTIONS ON ELECTRIC POWER 1.1.1 Magnetism and Electromagnetism Certain materials found in nature exhibit a tendency to attract or repeal each other.

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Black Body Radiation - Physics

atoms of the black body emitted radiation according to Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism. Before Planck it was assumed that these could have any value of energy but Planck decided that the energy must go up in discrete amounts (quantised) because the frequencies of the oscillating electrons could only take certain values.

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This practice book contains PHYSICS TEST

kinematics, Newton’s laws, work and energy, oscillatory motion, rotational motion about a fixed axis, dynamics of systems of particles, central forces and celestial mechanics, three-dimensional particle dynamics, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism, noninertial reference frames, elementary topics in fluid dynamics) 2. ELECTROMAGNETISM (such as

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Classical Dynamics - DAMTP

The fundamental principles of classical mechanics were laid down by Galileo and New-ton in the 16 thand 17 centuries. In 1686, Newton wrote the Principia where he gave us three laws of motion, one law of gravity and pretended he didn’t know cal-culus. Probably the single greatest scienti c achievement in history, you might think

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