Week 4: Beyond Special Relativity

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Lecture 10.1: Tests of Special Relativity

Lecture 10.1: Tests of Special Relativity

Lecture 10.2: The Large Electron-Positron Collider

Lecture 10.2: The Large Electron-Positron Collider

Lecture 10.3: Deuteron Production

Lecture 10.3: Deuteron Production

Lecture 10.4: Absorption and Emission of Photons

Lecture 10.4: Absorption and Emission of Photons

Lecture 10.5: Decay of a Pion

Lecture 10.5: Decay of a Pion

Lecture 10.6: Creation of Particles

Lecture 10.6: Creation of Particles

Lecture 10.7: Compton Effect

Lecture 10.7: Compton Effect

Lecture 10.8: Global Positioning System

Lecture 10.8: Global Positioning System

Lecture 11.1: Charge and Current

Lecture 11.1: Charge and Current

Lecture 11.2: Electric and Magnetic Fields

Lecture 11.2: Electric and Magnetic Fields

Lecture 12.1: Equivalence Principle

Lecture 12.1: Equivalence Principle

Lecture 12.2: Time Dilation Effect on Earth

Lecture 12.2: Time Dilation Effect on Earth

Lecture 12.3: Bending of Light

Lecture 12.3: Bending of Light

Lecture 12.4: Redshift Tests

Lecture 12.4: Redshift Tests

Lecture 12.5: General Relativity

Lecture 12.5: General Relativity

Lecture 12.6: Experimental Evidence

Lecture 12.6: Experimental Evidence

Lecture 13.1: Course Review

Lecture 13.1: Course Review

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