Relativity in Introductory Physics

Details Relativity in Introductory Physics Relativity in Introductory Physics

2004-06-30

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0406158v3

Can.J.Phys. 82 (2004) 853-873

Physics

Physics Education

29 pages, 5 figures, several typos corrected, some discussion polished

Scientific paper

10.1139/p04-058

A century after its formulation by Einstein, it is time to incorporate special relativity early in the physics curriculum. The approach advocated here employs a simple algebraic extension of vector formalism that generates Minkowski spacetime, displays covariant symmetries, and enables calculations of boosts and spatial rotations without matrices or tensors. The approach is part of a comprehensive geometric algebra with applications in many areas of physics, but only an intuitive subset is needed at the introductory level. The approach and some of its extensions are given here and illustrated with insights into the geometry of spacetime.

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