15. Four-Vector in Relativity
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Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)
The discussion of four-vector in relativity continues but this time the focus is on the energy-momentum of a particle. The invariance of the energy-momentum four-vector is due to the fact that rest mass of a particle is invariant under coordinate transformations.
00:00 - Chapter 1. Recap: The Four-Vectors of Position, Velocity and Momentum in Space-Time
15:53 - Chapter 2. The Energy-Momentum Four-Vector
32:20 - Chapter 3. Relativistic Collisions
41:09 - Chapter 4. Law of Conservation of Energy and Momentum Using the Energy-Momentum Four-Vector
Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu
This course was recorded in Fall 2006.