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1. Special Relativity Theory Electromagnetic waves and the luminiferous ether, Michelson-Morley experiment. Principles of Special Relativity. Simultaneity, length contraction and time dilation. Lorentz transformations, velocity transformations, acceleration transformations. Relativistic linear momentum, relativistic energy. Minkowsky space-time, invariants and 4-vectors. 2. General Relativity Theory The Principle of Equivalence. Gravitational red shift. Gravitation. 3. Roots of Quantum Theory Thermal radiation, black bodies, irradiance and spectral irradiance. Stefan-Boltzmann’s Law, Wien’s Law, Rayleigh-Jeans Law, Planck’s Law. Photoelectric effect. Compton’s effect. Heat capacity of solids. De Broglie’s waves. Bohr’s atomic model.
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