PHYS 3650 - Modern Physics
Lesson 6 - Special Relativity V

Study Assignment:

Chapter 29, Section 29.6

Lesson notes:

The relativistic forms of laws of conservation of linear momentum and mass-energy will be continued. 

Objectives:

1. Understand the relativistic expressions for linear momentum and kinetic energy.

2. Be able to solve problems involving relative velocity.

3. Understand and be able to apply the laws of conservation of linear momentum and mass-energy in their relativistic form.

4. Understand the definition of the electron volt and its SI equivalent.

Vocabulary:

rest energy
rest mass

Homework:

TP: 29-42, 29-50, 29-51, 29-52, 29-84 (bonus)

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Last update: August 07, 2007