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A.5.1 (HL)—Reference frames
• Reference frames.
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A.5 Galilean and special relativity
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A.5.2 (HL)—Galilean relativity
• Galilean relativity: Newton’s laws are identical in all inertial frames.
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A.5.3 (HL)—Galilean transformations
• Galilean transformations: x′=x-vt and t′=t.
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A.5.4 (HL)—Galilean velocity addition
• Galilean velocity addition: u′=u-v.
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A.5.5 (HL)—Two postulates of special relativity
• Two postulates of special relativity.
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A.5.6 (HL)—Lorentz transformations
• Lorentz transformations relate event coordinates between inertial frames. • Use γ and the two inertial-frame coordinates x, t and x′, t′.
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A.5.7 (HL)—Relativistic velocity addition
• Relativistic velocity addition: u′=(u-v)/(1-uv/c^2).
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A.5.8 (HL)—Space-time interval
• Space-time interval is invariant: (Δs)^2=(cΔt)^2-(Δx)^2.
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A.5.9 (HL)—Proper time interval and proper length
• Proper time interval and proper length.
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A.5.10 (HL)—Time dilation
• Time dilation: Δt = γΔt0.
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A.5.11 (HL)—Length contraction
• Length contraction: L = L0/γ.
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A.5.12 (HL)—Relativity of simultaneity
• Relativity of simultaneity.
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A.5.13 (HL)—Space-time diagrams
• Space-time diagrams.
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A.5.14 (HL)—World lines and speed
• On space-time diagrams, world-line angle relates to speed: tan θ = v/c.
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A.5.15 (HL)—Muon decay evidence
• Muon decay is experimental evidence for time dilation and length contraction.
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