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Relativity for Accelerator Physicists
Christopher R. Prior
Accelerator Science and Technology Centre
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K.
Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics
Trinity College, Oxford
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Overview
q The principle of special relativityq Lorentz transformation and its consequencesq 4-vectors: position, velocity, momentum,
invariants. Einstein’s equation E=mc2
q Examples of the use of 4-vectors
q Inter-relation between β and γ, momentum and energy
q Electromagnetism and Relativity
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Readingq W. Rindler: Introduction to Special Relativity
(OUP 1991)
q D. Lawden: An Introduction to Tensor Calculus and Relativity
q N.M.J. Woodhouse: Special Relativity (Springer 2002)
q A.P. French: Special Relativity, MIT Introductory Physics Series (Nelson Thomes)
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Historical backgroundq Groundwork by Lorentz in studies of
electrodynamics, with crucial concepts contributed by Einstein to place the theory on a consistent basis.
q Maxwell’s equations (1863) attempted to explain electromagnetism and optics through wave theory§ light propagates with speed c = 3×108 m/s in “ether” but with different
speeds in other frames
§ the ether exists solely for the transport of e/m waves
§ Maxwell’s equations not invariant under Galilean transformations§ To avoid setting e/m apart from classical mechanics, assume light has speed
c only in frames where source is at rest§ And the ether has a small interaction with matter and is carried along with
astronomical objects
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Nonsense! Contradicted by:q Aberration of star light (small shift in apparent
positions of distant stars)q Fizeau’s 1859 experiments on velocity of light in
liquidsq Michelson-Morley 1907 experiment to detect motion
of the earth through etherq Suggestion: perhaps material objects contract in the
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The Principle of Special Relativityq A frame in which particles under no forces move with
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Simultaneityq Two clocks A and B are synchronised if light rays
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Consequences: time dilatationq Clock in frame F at point with coordinates (x,y,z)
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Example: Rocket in Tunnel
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Example: π-mesons
q Mesons are created in the upper atmosphere, 90km from earth. Their half life is τ=2 µs, so they can travel at most 2 ×10-6c=600m before decaying. So how do more than 50% reach the earth’s surface undecayed?
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Invariantsq An invariant is a quantity that has the same value in all inertial frames.
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Example of use of invariants
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