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| January 24 | Patrick Campbell |
Some Mathematical Aspects of Special Relativity. |
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The physics of special relativity takes place in Minkowski space M. Topologically M is just R^4. What makes M special :) is the metric we put on it. I will describe the geometry of M and some very elegant ways that the geometry encodes physics. Specifically, I'll talk about the speed of light, the twin paradox, and time travel.
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| January 31 | TBA |
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| February 7 | TBA |
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| February 14 | TBA |
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| February 28 | TBA |
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| March 14 | Will not meet | |
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