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MATH 448 — Special Relativity- Prerequisite MATH 362

Mathematics · University of Ghana

By employing the mathematics of sets, mappings and relations we aim to develop an ability to think relativistically. Topics include: Galilean relativity, postulates of special relativity; Lorentz transformations. Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction, time dilation. 4-vectors, relativistic mechanics, kinematics and force, conservation laws; decay of particles; collision problems, covariant formulation of electrodynamics.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).