Understanding Modern Physics I: Relativity and Cosmology
Completed by Eldho Sunny
April 3, 2023
12 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Describe major conceptual shifts in 20th-century physics and identify where classical assumptions fail
Apply the postulates of special relativity to derive and calculate time dilation for simple scenarios
Explain why absolute time is inconsistent with the invariance of the speed of light using thought experiments
Analyze the curvature of spacetime and its relationship to the emergence of gravity
Skills you will gain
- Category: Mathematical Modeling
- Category: Physics
- Category: Mechanics
- Category: General Science and Research
- Category: Scientific Visualization
- Category: Applied Mathematics
- Category: Physical Science
- Category: Systems Of Measurement
