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Projects of Special relativity: PHYS481 (Fall 2007)
1. Departures from Newtonian Dynamics (Zeynep Gunsu+Ozlem Koylu)
Presentation: 17 October (During the lecture hour)
Ref: A. P. French, Special Relativity, Chapter 1, pages 2-29.
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2. Perplexities in the propogation of light
(Baris Cakmak+ Betul Pamuk)
Presentation: 24 October (During the lecture hour)
Ref: Ref: A. P. French, Special Relativity, Chapter 2, pages 38-58.
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3. Relativity and measurements of lengths and time intervals:
Causality
(Seyda Ipek+Aykut Teker)
Presentation: 31 October (During the lecture hour)
Ref: Ref: A. P. French, Special Relativity, Chapter 4 pages 90-120
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4. Paradoxes in Relativity (Can Riz Afacan+ Yildiray Komur)
Presentation: 8 November (During the lecture hour)
a) In the lenght contraction: Ref. "Rindler, AJP, vol. 29, 365-366 (1961)"
"Shaw, AJP, vol. 30, 72 (1962)", Taylor and Wheeler, 116-121
b) Twin Paradox
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5. Minkowski Geometry
Ref: Gregory L. Naber, The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime, Springer-Verlag,
1992 (Applied Mathematical Sciences 92) Chapter 1, pages 7-87.
6. Lorentz and Poincare Groups (Transformations)
Rules
Each group will write a common report (Using LateX).
Each member of the group element
will present the half of the projects. The first presentation will start on
17 th of October.
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