PHYS 2004- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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S moves at a speed v relative to s in the. The origins of s and s coincide at t. At a time t, an event happens at coordinates (x, y, z) in s and (x , y , z ) in s . x direction. These coordinates are related by the galilean transformations of position: the galilean velocity transformations. In reference frame s an object moves with velocity u. In reference frame s the same object moves with velocity u : the galilean principle of relativity. The force on an object is the same as measured in two different inertial reference frames s and. The acceleration of an object is also the same in both frames: a = a . According to maxwell"s theory of electromagnetism, light waves travel with speed. Maxwell"s equations are true in all inertial reference frames. Therefore, light travels at speed c in all inertial reference frames.
