Details
| Course name | Introduction to Special Relativity |
| Module number | 13-E2-M018 |
| TUCaN course number | 13-E2-0018-vl |
| Lecturer |
Dr.-Ing. Dimitrios Makridis Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Müller |
| Language | English |
| Term | Summer |
| Credit points | 3 |
| Examination | Oral exam |
Contents
- Vectoranalysis in threedimensional Euclidean space
- Newtonian mechanics, Maxwell equations in electrodynamics
- Galileian relativity principle
- Constancy of light velocity, Lorenz transformation, light cone
- Minkowski fourdimensional spacetime
- Relativistic particle mechanics, relativistic hydromechanics, relativistic formulation of Maxwell equations
Literature
- U.E. Schröder: Spezielle Relativitätstheorie, Verlag Harri Deutsch, 2007
- Ray d´Inverno: Einführung in die Relativitätstheorie, Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2009
- David Tong: Lectures in Dynamics and Relativity, University of Cambridge, 2013, available from here (PDF file) (opens in new tab)
- Bernard F. Schutz: A first course in general relativity, Cambridge Univerity Press, 2004
- E. Taylor and J. Wheeler, Spacetime Physics, Freeman, San Francisco, 1966