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PHYS 200: Fundamentals of Physics

Lecture 15 - Four-Vector in Relativity << previous session | next session >>

Overview:

The discussion of four-vector in relativity continues but this time the focus is on the energy-momentum of a particle. The invariance of the energy-momentum four-vector is due to the fact that rest mass of a particle is invariant under coordinate transformations.

Reading assignment:

Relativity Notes: Shankar, 2006 [PDF]

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Problem Set 7 [PDF]
Problem Set 7 Solutions [PDF]
Relativity Notes: Crib Sheet [PDF]

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