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What is the equation for mass variation?
What is the equation for mass variation?
The equation for mass variation is $M = M_0 / \sqrt{1 - v^2/c^2}$.
What is the equation for Lorentz transformation?
What is the equation for Lorentz transformation?
The equation for Lorentz transformation is $x' = \gamma (x - vt)$, $y' = y$, $z' = z$, $t' = \gamma (t - vx/c^2)$.
What is the equation for momentum?
What is the equation for momentum?
The equation for momentum is $p = \gamma mv$, where $p$ is momentum, $m$ is mass, $v$ is velocity, and $\gamma$ is the Lorentz factor.
What is the condition for Lorentz transformation to remain invariant?
What is the condition for Lorentz transformation to remain invariant?
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What is the equation for time dilation?
What is the equation for time dilation?
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Study Notes
Relativity Equations
- The equation for mass variation is: m = γ(m₀), where m is the relativistic mass, m₀ is the rest mass, and γ is the Lorentz factor.
Lorentz Transformation
- The equation for Lorentz transformation is: t' = γ(t - vx/c²), x' = γ(x - vt), y' = y, z' = z, where (t, x, y, z) are the coordinates in one frame, (t', x', y', z') are the coordinates in another frame, v is the relative velocity, c is the speed of light, and γ is the Lorentz factor.
- The condition for Lorentz transformation to remain invariant is that the spacetime interval (c²t² - x² - y² - z²) remains the same in all inertial frames.
Momentum and Time Dilation
- The equation for momentum is: p = γ(m₀v), where p is the relativistic momentum, m₀ is the rest mass, v is the velocity, and γ is the Lorentz factor.
- The equation for time dilation is: t' = γ(t), where t is the time in one frame, t' is the time in another frame, and γ is the Lorentz factor.
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Test your understanding of special relativity and Lorentz transformations with this challenging quiz. Explore concepts like time dilation, space contraction, and relativistic mass in this module-3 quiz.