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Length contraction l
2
v
1 2
c
Mass dilation v2
m m 1 2
c
As an object speeds up, an
observer at rest would see
t (25 years ) 1 0.999 1.1 years
2
Spacetime Diagram
Spacetime
Diagram
1. Yes
2. No
Coordinate Transformation
Coordinate Transformation
In relativity,
coordinate
transformations can
mix space and time.
General Relativity
• Equivalence principle
• Gravitational redshift
• Geodesics
• Gravitational light bending
Equivalence principle
Gravitational redshift
Pound-Rebka Experiment
gL
v1 2
c
Demo: 1L10.50
Gravity Well
Tests of General Relativity
• Gravitational light bending (1922)
• Precession of Mercury (postdiction)
• Gravitational redshift from white dwarf
(1924)
• Gravitational redshift on Earth (1960)
• Shapiro delay (1964)
• Gravity Probe B (now)
Gravity bends the path of light
Gravitational Light Bending
Precession of Mercury’s orbit