Fundamentals and Applications of Special Relativity

1 Unit · Graduate

This course will introduce students to Special Relativity (SR), illustrate the relation between SR and Maxwell's Equations, and explain the origin of magnetic fields and forces. In addition, it will describe quantitatively the role of SR in modern optical devices and systems such as Sagnac interferometers, gyroscopes, free electron lasers, clocks and the global positioning system. The origin of electron spin and the Pauli exclusion principle based on SR will also be discussed.