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Cosmology 5022. Relativity. Length Contraction. Want to measure the length of the rod in S frame. S. S’. LT:. v. rod is stationary in S’ frame. #1. #2. LT applied to event #2. S’. S. t x t’ x’.
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Cosmology 5022 Relativity
Length Contraction Want to measure the length of the rod in S frame S S’ LT: v rod is stationary in S’ frame #1 #2 LT applied to event #2 S’ S t x t’ x’ event #1 0 0 0 0 In S frame the length of the rod is In S’ event #2 takes place before event #1 event #2 0 L t’ L’ Simultaneous events
Time Dilation Want to measure dt, the time between ticks in S frame S S’ LT: v clock is stationary in S’ frame LT applied to event #2 S’ S t x t’ x’ tick #1 0 0 0 0 In S frame the time between clock ticks is tick #2 dt x dt’ 0 Time dilation has been verified experimentally
Basis and co-basis sets basis set along coordinate axes co-basis set
Parallel Transport transport a vector without changing it along a closed loop the transported vector is not the same as the original one the difference between the two depends on thepath taken and the area enclosed
Newtonian Deviation Equation Note: in Eucledian space of Newtonian gravity covariant = contravariant Example: M particles approach each otherin x1, x2 directions, separate along x3 direction