Special and General Theory

of Relativity
Frame of Reference
Newton’s absolute frame of reference
Galilean relativity
Velocity addition in Galilean relativity
Michelson Morley experiment
Consequences of negative results of
Michelson-Morley experiment
Postulates of special theory of relativity
What does it mean?
Connecting two frames-Transformations
Consequences of special theory of relativity
Time dialation
Loss of simultaneity
Length contraction
Newtonian vs. Relativistic
Space-time
Minkowski diagram
Spacetime interval
Relativistic Mechanics
Proper time and coordinate time
Proper length
Proper velocity and coordinate velocity
Relativistic acceleration
Relativistic momentum
Newton’s law in relativity