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    Einstein's special relativity theory is based on two postulates: 1) the principle of relativity which states that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference and 2) the universality of the light speed which states that the speed of light in a vacuum is the same regardless of the motion of the light source. The theory describes how to transform between different inertial frames using Lorentz transformations rather than Galilean transformations and introduces four-vectors to describe an object's position and momentum in spacetime. Relativistic effects include changes to an object's energy, length, and the observation of Doppler shifts in light from moving sources.

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    Einstein's special relativity theory is based on two postulates: 1) the principle of relativity which states that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference and 2) the universality of the light speed which states that the speed of light in a vacuum is the same regardless of the motion of the light source. The theory describes how to transform between different inertial frames using Lorentz transformations rather than Galilean transformations and introduces four-vectors to describe an object's position and momentum in spacetime. Relativistic effects include changes to an object's energy, length, and the observation of Doppler shifts in light from moving sources.

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    Einstein's special relativity theory is based on two postulates: 1) the principle of relativity which states that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference and 2) the universality of the light speed which states that the speed of light in a vacuum is the same regardless of the motion of the light source. The theory describes how to transform between different inertial frames using Lorentz transformations rather than Galilean transformations and introduces four-vectors to describe an object's position and momentum in spacetime. Relativistic effects include changes to an object's energy, length, and the observation of Doppler shifts in light from moving sources.

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    ch1 Special Relativity Theory

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    Einstein's special relativity theory is based on two postulates: 1) the principle of relativity which states that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference and 2) the universality of the light speed which states that the speed of light in a vacuum is the same regardless of the motion of the light source. The theory describes how to transform between different inertial frames using Lorentz transformations rather than Galilean transformations and introduces four-vectors to describe an object's position and momentum in spacetime. Relativistic effects include changes to an object's energy, length, and the observation of Doppler shifts in light from moving sources.

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    Chapter 1

    SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY


    Tjipto Prastowo, Ph.D Endah Rahmawati, M.Si

    SPECIAL RELATIVITY THEORY

    Einsteins postulates

    The principle of relativity

    The universality of the speed of light

    Galilean system vs Lorentz Transformation


    Galilean System Lorentz Transformation

    The four vectors


    Contra-variant vectors for position :

    Contra-variant vectors for position :

    Space-time interval in space-time coordinates

    The position four-vector

    Case 1 :

    , time-like region

    Minkowski diagram

    Case 2 :

    space-like region

    Case 3 : : region

    , light-like

    The energy-momentum four-vector

    The total relativistic energy :

    The relativistic kinetic energy :

    Relativistic Dopler Effect


    A longitudinal Doppler effect with the source moving towards an observer

    A transverse Doppler effect with source moving across the observer

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