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LECTURE 21
     questions after lecture

first try these again

now think about these

  • What is another way to say that the lightcone stays the same under a Lorentz transformation from one observer to another?
  • Review how uniform acceleration is depicted on a spacetime diagram where ct is the vertical axis.
  • Summarize the differences between the old Galilean rules and the new Einstein rules for relativity.

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Please email any questions, comments, or suggestions to Professor Bernice Durand, bdurand@theory3.physics.wisc.edu.

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