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Cosmos logo The University of Melbourne 640-245 Electromagnetism and Special Relativity
By Prof. David N. Jamieson

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Some slide shows:
* Slide show providing an introduction to Special Relativity (first few lectures) (pdf)
* Slide show on the relativistic Doppler shift (pdf)
* Slide show on curved space and general relativity (pdf)
* Slide show on curved space and general relativity, continnued(pdf)
* Slide show on things that appear to go faster then the speed of light?(pdf)
Essays:
* An extended essay on the twin phenomenon (text)
* An illustrated discussion on the relativistic origin of magnetism
Exams, quizes and solutions:
Some links to interesting sites outside:
* Relativistic images of an accretion disk around a black hole
* More about SS443
* Relativistic flight simulator (stellar aberration)
* Relativistic raytracing (as used in lectures)
* A compendium of links to other relativitic image simulation sites
* Similar to all of the previous, but with general relativity, neutron stars and black holes thrown in
* Virtual Relativity (some interesting movies)
These resources are for the students taking undergraduate courses lectured by Asoc. Prof. David N. Jamieson at the University of Melbourne 

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Created: 7 April 1999   
Last modified: Aug-2000   
Authorised by: Prof. K.A. Nugent, Head, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
Maintained by: Prof. David N. Jamieson, School of Physics.

Email: dnj@physics.unimelb.edu.au