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Special Relativity

  1. Tatsu Takeuchi

Published Online: 15 OCT 2009

DOI: 10.1002/3527600434.eap396.pub2

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Encyclopedia of Applied Physics

Encyclopedia of Applied Physics

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Takeuchi, T. 2009. Special Relativity. Encyclopedia of Applied Physics. 47–94.

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  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Physics 0435, Blacksburg, VA, USA

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  1. Published Online: 15 OCT 2009
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The special theory of relativity with some of its consequences and applications is reviewed. The representation theory of the Lorentz group is discussed in the appendix.

Keywords: special relativity; Lorentz transformation; time dilation; Lorentz contraction; Doppler effect; Lorentz covariance; electrodynamics; gravitational red shift; Lorentz group; Dirac equation

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