Lecture Twelve. Spacetime Geometry: Brehme Diagram and Loedel Diagram.

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Lecture Twelve

Transcript of Lecture Twelve. Spacetime Geometry: Brehme Diagram and Loedel Diagram.

Lecture Twelve

Spacetime Geometry:

Brehme Diagramand

Loedel Diagram

Relativistic Kinematics: Relativistic Vista of Spaceti

me

Geometry of

Relativity

Cartesian Coordinates

• P

• O x

y

(x, y)

x

y

Cartesian Coordinates

• P

• O

x'

y'

(x', y')

x'

y'

Cartesian Coordinates

• P

• O

x'

y'

(x', y')

x'

y'

y

x

y

x

invariance of distance

(x, y)

P

Invariance of Spacetime Interval

Brehme Spacetime Diagram

OtxOtOOx

Exchange Ot axis and Ot' axis

Brehme Spacetime Diagram

O •

ct

x

x'

ct'

Oblique Coordinates

O •

ct

x

Brehme Diagram (perpendicular components)

• E

xx

ct

ct

O•

(ct, x)

Loedel Diagram (parallel components)

• E

xx

ct

ct

• O

(ct, x)

World Line

World Line

• E

• O x

ct

x1

ct1

x2

ct2

x3

ct3

)(tfx

World Line

• E

• O x

ct

• x

rest at x in for all time t

parallel to t -axis

World Line

• E

• O x

ct

• x'

rest at x' in ' for all time t'

x'

ct'

parallel to t' -axis perpendicular to x -axis

World Line

• E

• O x

ct

x1 x2

ct2

ct1

12

12

:itywith veloc

motion Uniform

tt

xxv

World Line of Light

• E

• O x

ct

ct

xX

T

12

34

角平分線21 內錯角31 內錯角42

為等腰角形OXE

ctx

為等腰角形 OTE為菱形 OTEX

角平分線

World Line of O'

• E

O•

ct

xx

ct

ct ct

x

x

. torelative

of velocity theis

sin/

.1cos

sin

22

O

O

ctxv

cv

c

v

ct

x

Question:

world line 與 trajectory 有何不同?

Loedel Diagram

• E

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

x'

ct'

ct'

x' sintcx

Loedel Diagram

• E

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

x'

ct'

ct'

x'sintcx

Loedel Diagram

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

• E (ct, x)

ct'

x'

ct

x

or E(ct', x')•

cvsin21cos

21tan

Principle of Constancy of Light Speed

O •

ct

x

x'

ct'

• E(ct, x)

x•

•ct E

Principle of Constancy of Light Speed

O •

ct

x

x'

ct'

• E(ct', x')E

• x'

•ct'

Principle of Constancy of Light Speed

O •

ct

x

x'

ct'

• E(ct , x) or (ct', x')

• x'

•ct'

•x

•ct

ct

x

t

x

tcxctx

,

Time Dilation

Time Dilation

cosctc

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

c

•x'

• E1

E2

ct

A1

A2

C1

C2221cos cv

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Time Dilation

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

c

•x'

• E1

E2

ct

ct

A1

A2

B1

B2

C1

C2

same place in '

proper time

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Time Dilation

cosctc 221cos cv

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

c

•x'

• E1

E2

ct

A1

A2

C1

C2

221 cvt

proper time

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Time Dilation

cosctc 221cos cv

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

c

A1

A2

• x

E1

E2

C1

C2

ct 221 cvt

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Time Dilation

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

ct'c

B1

B2

A1

A2

• x

E1

E2

C1

C2

ct'

same place in

proper time

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Time Dilation

costcc 221cos cv

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

c

A1

A2

• x

E1

E2

C1

C2

ct' 221 cvt

proper time

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Simultaneity

World Line of Light

• O x

ctctx 角平分線

••O'O

O'

O'

O'

O

O

O

x

ctct'

x'

O•

v

v

v

v

• A

A

A

A

A

B

B

B

B

C

C

C

C

D

D

D

D

• •

• • C

• D

• B•

••O'O

O'

O'

O

O

x

ctct'

x'

O•

v

v

v

• A

A

A

A

B

B

B

C

C

C

D

D

D

• •

• •

C

• D •

simultaneous in '

t'C = t'D

tD < tC

Events C and D

••O'O

O'

O'

O'

O

O

O

x

ctct'

x'

O•

-v

-v

-v

-v

x

ct ct'

x'

O•

• E2 •

• E2'

E1(x,t2) or (x',t2')

In ', E2' and E1 are simultaneous

• •

x'x

ct2'

ct2

In , E2 and E1

are simultaneous

E1

E2' before E1 in

E2 after E1 in '

Length Contraction

Length Contraction

O •

ct

x

x'

ct'

•A

B

world lines of A and B

•ct1 • •simultaneous

measurements at time t1 in

L0 (proper length)

L

220 1 cvLL

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Length Contraction

O •

ct

x

x'

ct'

• •A B

world lines of A and B•ct'1 •

simultaneous measurements at time t'1 in '

L0 (proper length)

L

220 1 cvLL

cvsin

21cos

21tan

Off Synchronization

Off -Synchronization

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

• •

Time dilation : ct = (ct' - c )

Time dilation : ct' = ct

c = L sin

= L v/c

L

L

leading clock trailing clock

ct (proper

time)

ct'

Lorentz Transformation

Lorentz Transformation

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

• E (ct, x)

ct'x'

ct

x

or E(ct', x')•

A

B

C

D

•C'

cvsin

21cos

21tan

CA OA COcosOCcos x

cossin ctxx

21

ctx

sin sin EA OA ctx

Lorentz Transformation

O•

ct

x

x'

ct'

• E (ct, x)

ct'x'

ct

x

or E(ct', x')•

A

B

C

D

cvsin

21cos

21tan

•D'

DB OBDOcosODcos tc

cossin xcttc

21

xct

sin sin EB OB xct

x

Comparison of

Loedel Diagram and

Brehme Diagram

Loedel Diagram

Parallel Component

Contravariant Component

Brehme Diagram

Perpendicular Component

Covariant Component

Summary

Geometry;

Invariance of Spacetime;

Constancy of Speed of Light