阿尔贝特·爱因斯坦 (图片美国国家宇航局提供) Albert Einstein. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
课程重点
本课程定于麻省理工的自由活动月(IAP)进行—在麻省理工学院,这是个特殊的4周学习期,时间从一月的第一周到一月的最后一周。下面这个网页包含了对课程理解的作业。 This course is offered during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) -- a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. The web site includes comprehensive problem sets.
课程描述
介绍爱因斯坦狭义相对论的思想和方程式。题目包括:洛伦兹变换,长度收缩,以及时间膨胀,四种矢量,洛伦兹不变量,相对论性能量与动量,相对论性运动学,多普勒位移,空间-时间图,相对论中的佯谬,和一些广义相对论的概念。 Introduces the basic ideas and equations of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Topics include: Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, four vectors, Lorentz invariants, relativistic energy and momentum, relativistic kinematics, Doppler shift, space-time diagrams, relativity paradoxes, and some concepts of General Relativity.