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Modern Physics: Special Relativity (Spring 2012) Stanford Continuing Studies Program
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In 1905, while only twenty-six years old, Albert Einstein published “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies” and effectively extended classical laws of relativity to all laws of physics, even electrodynamics. In this course, Professor Susskind takes a close look at the special theory of relativity and also at classical field theory. Concepts addressed here includes space-time and four-dimensional space-time, electromagnetic fields and their application to Maxwell’s equations. He also covers the work of the German mathematician Hermann Minkowski.
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10. Special Relativity Lecture 10 (June 18, 2012)
As the end of the series nears Professor Susskind ties up some loose ends that have presented themselves over the course of the quarter. (June 18, 2012)
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9. Special Relativity Lecture 9 (June 12, 2012)
Leonard Susskind discusses plane electromagnetic waves in regards to Maxwell's equations. He then looks for Lagrangian formulations of Maxwell's equations in order to support the laws of conservation. (June 11, 2012)
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8. Special Relativity Lecture 8 (June 5, 2012)
Leonard Susskind covers more topics in electromagnetism and relativity, including dynamics of the electric and magnetic field and the related effect of charges on the electromagnetic field. (June 5, 2012)
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7. Special Relativity Lecture 7 (May 21, 2012)
Leonard Susskind reviews some of the heavy mathematics from the previous lecture and discusses how at times complicated mathematics is the only way to explain high level physics, briefly sharing his thoughts on how and where math and nature come together. (May 21, 2012)
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6. Special Relativity Lecture 6 (May 14, 2012)
Leonard Susskind dives into topics of electromagnetism and how it relates to quantum mechanics. This includes fields, particles, and many of the other topics that have been previously discussed. (May 14, 2012)
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5. Special Relativity Lecture 5 (May 7, 2012)
Leonard Susskind answers a question regarding material covered in the previous lecture. Following his explanation he continues into the concepts of fields and particles as they exist in special relativity. (May 7, 2012)
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