Lecture 05: General Relativity - Physics & Astronomy - Northeastern ...
Lecture 05: General Relativity - Physics & Astronomy - Northeastern ...
Lecture 05: General Relativity - Physics & Astronomy - Northeastern ...
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<strong>Northeastern</strong>IllinoisUniversityThe Lorentz FactorSpecial<strong>Relativity</strong>PostulatesLorentz FactorLorentzTransformationsLT for E & BLT for E & p<strong>General</strong><strong>Relativity</strong>Cosmology9.08.07.06.<strong>05</strong>.04.03.02.01.00γ0.0 0.5 1.0Lorentz Factor γγ =v/c1√1 − v 2 /c 2√v = c 1 − γ −2Limiting Caseslim γ = 1v→0lim γ = ∞ v→cc○2004, 2007 G. Anderson <strong>Physics</strong> III – slide 5 / 37