This is a four-page tutorial for special relativity. Specifically, this project touches on the concepts of time dilation, length contraction, and relativistic momentum and energy, concluding with a discussion on the relativistic effects on atmospheric muons.
This was created using the Anaconda 2023.03-0 distribution; in particular, with the Jupyter Notebook (v.6.5.2) application and the Numpy (v.1.23.5) and Matplotlib (v.3.7.0) libraries.
If you'd just like to view the notebook, you should be able to preview each page in GitHub. If any images do not display in the preview, please create an issue and I will try to resolve it as quickly as possible.
In order to run the coded cells in this notebook, you will have to clone this repository and open each page in the Jupyter Notebook application.
Each cell should be self-contained, so it is not necessary to run them in any specific order. If a cell is not running for whatever reason, first try to restart the kernel. If the problem persists, please create an issue (including information about the page number, section, and/or cell number).
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Freedman, R. A,. Young, H. D., Ford, A. L. (2020), Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 32, Chapter 37. In University Physics with Modern Physics (15th ed., pp. 85, 106-107, 110, 1052-1057,1217-1220). Pearson Education, Inc.
Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, April 18). Rømer's determination of the speed of light. Wikipedia. Retrieved April 30, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8mer%27s_determination_of_the_speed_of_light
Griffiths, D. J., (2015). Chapter 1. In Introduction to Electromagnetism (4th ed., pp. 16-24). Pearson Education, Inc.
Nave, C. R,. Muon Experiment. HyperPhysics. Retrieved April 30, 2023, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Relativ/muon.html#c1
Airplane Silhouette Clipart Png. Retrieved April 30, 2023, from https://www.vhv.rs/viewpic/hThRw_airplane-silhouette-clipart-png-transparent-png/
Stick Figure Png. Retrieved April 30,2023 from https://toppng.com/img-download/stock/177829
Nave, C. R,. Particles in Cosmic Rays. HyperPhysics. Retrieved April 30, 2023, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
All other images were created using Microsoft Paint 3d and PowerPoint.