Lecture notes on special relativity macquarie university. Read special relativity and classical field theory the theoretical minimum by leonard susskind available from rakuten kobo. Sep 26, 2017 special relativity and classical field theory by leonard susskind, 9780465093342, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. So, please visit that page for current lecture information. In 1905, while only twentysix years old, albert einstein published on the electrodynamics of moving bodies and effectively extended classical laws of relativity to all laws of physics, even electrodynamics. Leonard susskind, art friedman special relativity and. It has different thin electrical forces, magnetic forces, and its.
Allan adams open courseware mit on foundations of quantum mechanics is also really good. In this course, we will take a close look at the special theory of relativity and also at. The series explores the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics, helping lifelong learners like you attain the theoretical minimum for thinking intelligently about modern physics. The solutions for these equations create the theory of gravity waves. Many of us will take out a mortgage so that we can buy our own home. The lecture concludes with a discussion of how a particle interacts with a scalar field, and how the scalar field can give rise to a mass for an otherwise massless particle. Pdf versions of three of the video courses taken and shared by some generous person are available in the following links to download for free. Earlier versions of the repeated courses can be found under the archived courses tab. Leonard susskind has been the felix bloch professor in theoretical physics at stanford university since 1978, and his online lectures are viewed all around the world. The basic concept of the book is to cover special relativity and electromagnetism together.
The online course consists of ten lectures, each anywhere up to two. Classical mechanics class notes university of minnesota. Stanford universitys continuing studies program has published eleven series of lectures by leonard susskind. Epgy special and general relativity, by gary oas special and. Leonard susskind received a phd from cornell university and has taught at stanford since 1979. Notes from professor leonard susskind video lectures publicly available on youtube. He began working as a plumber at the age of 16, taking over from his father who had become ill. Lecture notes relativity physics mit opencourseware.
This time, they introduce readers to einsteins special relativity and. Sep 26, 2017 the third volume in leonard susskind s oneofakind physics series cracks open einsteins special relativity and field theory in the first two books in his wildly popular the theoretical minimum series, worldclass physicist leonard susskind provided a brilliant first course in classical and quantum mechanics, offering readers not an oversimplified introduction, but the real thing. April 9, 2012 in the first lecture of the series leonard susskind discusses the concepts that will be covered throughout the course. I learned just enough to be able to vaguely follow whats going on in modern physics at the moment.
Concepts addressed here will include fourdimensional spacetime, electromagnetic fields, and maxwells equations. In this quarter, leonard susskind focuses on einsteins general theory of relativity. General relativity,fall 2012 online course video lectures. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading special relativity and classical field theory. Here is a list of articles in pdf form which are related to gr and black holes. Next, professor susskind brings in relativity and demonstrates how to create a lorentz invariant action, which implies that the lagrangian must be a scalar.
It is perhaps a little unfortunate that the word relativity immediately conjures up thoughts about the work of einstein. This course uses the physics of black holes extensively to develop and illustrate the concepts of general relativity and curved spacetime. Special relativity and electrodynamics spring 2008, stanford univ. Cool horizons for entangled black holes juan maldacena1 and leonard susskind2 1 institute for advanced study, princeton, nj 08540, usa 2 stanford institute for theoretical physics and department of physics, stanford university, stanford, ca 943054060, usa abstract general relativity contains solutions in which two distant black holes are con. Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, general relativity, cosmology. Pdf lecture notes of various courses by leonard susskind. Perhaps a little demanding to begin with, but well worth. Class notes below you will find the notes i took while auditing leonard susskinds stanford university lectures on classical mechanics via youtube. In the case of special relativity it was again a conceptual contradiction and a gedanken experiment which opened the way. Leonard susskinds online lectures whiskeytangofoxtrot. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology. Recorded september 22, 2008 at stanford university.
Special relativity and electrodynamics spring 2008, standard. Using their typical brand of real math, enlightening drawings, and humor, susskind and friedman walk us through the complexities of waves, forces, and. Its entitled special relativity and classical field theory. For quite a while leonard susskind has been giving some wonderful courses on physics under the name. This series is the fourth installment of a sixquarter series that. The courses are available as youtube lectures here. Pdf special relativity and classical field theory the. The stretched horizon and black hole complementarity. Special relativity and classical field theory by leonard susskind, 9780465093342. These topics are combined in such a way as to take you to the doorsteps of general relativity and quantum field theory i am eagerly awaiting prof. This series is the fourth installment of a sixquarter series that explore the foundations of modern physics. I didnt look closely enough to figure out exactly what level the lectures are pitched at, but it looks like a fairly standard advancedundergrad or beginninggrad introduction to the subject.
Spacelike,timelike,andlightlikeintervals,and lightcones lets begin with timelike, spacelike, and lightlike intervals. Documents and settingsphilip harrismy documentsteaching. Special relativity and electrodynamics spring, 2012. Jun 02, 2009 via dmitry podolsky, a series of youtube videos from stanford encompassing an entire course by lenny susskind on general relativity.
In 1905, while only twentysix years old, albert einstein. Leonard susskind stanford institute for theoretical physics and department of physics, stanford university, stanford, ca 943054060, usa abstract quantum gravity may have as much to tell us about the foundations and interpretation of quantum mechanics as it does about gravity. Leonard susskinds online lectures stanford university has posted an extensive collection of academic lectures online as part of their continuing studies series. Leonard susskind continues his exploration of string theory that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. He is a member of the national academy of sciences of the usa, and the american academy of arts and sciences, an associate member of. General relativity,fall 2012 online course video lectures by. Demystifying the higgs boson with leonard susskind. Lecture 1 of leonard susskind s modern physics concentrating on general relativity. Lecture 1 of leonard susskind s modern physics course concentrating on special relativity. Throughout this period, a few theorists, including t hooft and susskind, have felt that the basic principles of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics have to be made to coexist with black hole evaporation. He is a member of the national academy of sciences.
December 3, 2012 leonard susskind demonstrates that einsteins field equations become wave equations in the approximation of weak gravitational fields. Leonard susskind focuses on einsteins general theory of relativity. The theoretical minimum courses include a core sequence of six courses. The theoretical minimum kindle edition by susskind, leonard, friedman, art. Most of the course focuses on einsteins special theory of relativity.
One of the fathers of string theory, he is the author of the black hole war and. The idea that a principle of relativity applies to the properties of the physical. Leonard susskind s lecture series is one of the best lectures delivered on special theory of relativity and classical field theory. This book presents everything in a very lucid way and tries to describe every topic as a story. Leonard susskind is an excellent lecturer and his free video lectures on everything from hamiltonian mechanics to special relativity to quantum mechanics are some of the reply haryanto says. The third volume in leonard susskind s oneofakind physics series cracks open einsteins special relativity and field theory in the first two books in his wildly popular the theoretical minimum series, worldclass physicist leonard susskind provided a brilliant first course in classical and quantum mechanics, offering readers not an oversimplified introduction, but the real thing. Leonard susskind had recorded many video lectures across many branches of physics and all of can be found on this official website. However, maxwells equations did not predict constant velocity of light. For quite a while leonard susskind has been giving some wonderful courses on physics under the name the theoretical minimum, pitched at a level in between typical popularizations and standard advanced undergraduate courses. Video recordings of the plete lectures are available on line.
Special relativity and classical field theory by leonard susskind. Here is a compilation of all the amazing lectures dr. He is a member of the us national academy of sciences, and. For the past decade, leonard susskind, one of americas preeminent physicists, has taught a series of six courses in stanfords continuing studies program. The eulerlagrange equations and constants of the motion. Leonard susskind all stanford physics lectures in order. September 24, 2012 leonard susskind gives a broad introduction to. Einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 youtube. Leonard susskind was born to a jewish family from the south bronx in new york city. Using their typical brand of real math, enlightening drawings, and humor, susskind and friedman walk us through the complexities of waves, forces, and particles by exploring special relativity and electromagnetism.
The classic introduction to all branches of physics. Optional problems in the use of the calculus of variations as applied to lagragian mechanics and other problems in the extremization of path integrals. Susskind lectures on general relativity sean carroll. Heres the link to the lectures of the first section on classical mechanics. Einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 2 dark energy, the tendency of it to tear. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Like the book on quantum mechanics, it is coauthored by art friedman and aimed, in susskind s words, at physics enthusiasts. Three lectures on complexity and black holes leonard susskind stanford institute for theoretical physics and department of physics, stanford university, stanford, ca 943054060, usa abstract this is the written version of three lectures on complexity and black holes given at pitp 2018 summer program entitled from qubits to spacetime. Quantum mechanics 85100 years old is a mathematically complex, extremely nonintuitive theory, the meaning and. He has won both the pregel award from the new york academy of science and the j. Leonard susskind all stanford physics lectures in order source. Special relativity and classical field theory is the third volume. Special relativity and classical field theory not even wrong. A very nice and readable introduction to special relativity and classical field theory.
In the first lecture in the special relativity course, susskind mentions that there was a previous course on special relativity electromagnetism online somewhere. This book covers special relativity and classical field theory as the title suggests, and as the context of the series suggests it covers the subjects in an engaging manner meant for the common man. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor of theoretical physics at stanford university. Since 2007, physicist leonard susskind has regularly. This time, they introduce readers to einsteins special relativity and maxwells classical field theory. With the third installment of the theoretical minimum, it seems that leonard susskind and art friedman have found their respective stride. In the first lecture of the course professor susskind introduces the original. General relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by albert einstein in 1916 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics. The core sequence is currently being repeated, so the six courses below are a mix of the old and new sequence. General relativity fall, 2012 the theoretical minimum. Jan 22, 2011 in this winter course, we will continue an exploration of string theory with leonard susskind, the physicist who first developed this important theory that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. Susskind is meticulous in explaining each step of applying the equations to the physical phenomena he describes, and he excels in explaining why the math.
General relativity is introduced in the last few lectures. The core sequence of six theoretical minimum courses covers classical mechanics through statistical mechanics and cosmology. The second book in the series, by leonard susskind and art friedman, was published in 2014 by basic books under the title quantum mechanics. Einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 by leonard. Classical mechanics quantum mechanics special relativity and field theory general relativity cosmology statistical. It is beautifully designed, well maintained, and uptodate. I make no guarantee as to the accuracy of these notes. Apr 21, 2008 that link should open a list in your itunes with tabs at the bottom for lectures by leonard susskind on various things including special relativity. Black hole informationscientific american article written by leonard susskind of stanford.
Ive mentioned before leonard susskinds lectures on physics, modern. Dec 07, 2015 full text of einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 by leonard susskind at stanford university. September 24, 2012 leonard susskind gives a broad introduction to general relativity, touching upon the equivalence principle. The other theory that is the basis of all of the new physics is quantum mechanics.
Lecture details december 3, 2012 leonard susskind demonstrates that einsteins field equations become wave equations in the approximation of weak gravitational fields. General relativity generalises special relativity and newtons law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. It suffices if you want some rudimentary understanding of gr, however there are better sources to learn from with much more detailed analysis. According to einstein, at the age of 15 he formulated the following paradox. Since i wrote them while auditing the class, i have not edited them. Susskind video lectures publicly available on youtube 1. Since you have anyways decided to watch video lectures here as some alternatives. A funny, insightful, and selfcontained guide to einsteins relativity theory and classical field theoriesincluding electromagnetism physicist leonard susskind and data engineer art friedman are back. Mp3 einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 transcript. The multiverse interpretation of quantum mechanics. Apr 26, 2012 april 9, 2012 in the first lecture of the series leonard susskind discusses the concepts that will be covered throughout the course. Leonard susskind is the felix bloch professor in theoretical physics at stanford university. For that we go back to special relativity to spell out whatthatmeans.
This can be a very satisfying thing to be able to do and it can give us security with regards to knowing that we will always have somewhere to live. Special relativity and electrodynamics spring, 2012 the. Leonard susskind institute for theoretical physics. Here is a selection of links to lectures by leonard susskind, one of the fathers of string theory. Special relativity and classical field theory ebook by leonard. He is the author of quantum mechanics with art friedman and the. Special relativity and classical field theory the theoretical minimum by leonard susskind art frie. In particular, the course will focus on string theory with regard to important issues in contemporary physics. Since 2007, physicist leonard susskind has regularly delivered a lecture. I wrote leonard susskind some years ago to thank him for these lectures. Einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 by. Full text of einsteins general theory of relativity lecture 1 by leonard susskind at stanford university. Leonard susskind teaches you the theoretical minimum for.
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