Special Relativity Lecture Notes

Notes for lectures I give as part of Stage 1 PHYS4011 Introduction to Astronomy, Optics and Relativity (and formely as part of PHYS3210) in Physics & Astronomy, University of Kent. Last taught in 2025.

• Section 1: Galilean Relativity and Ether
• Section 2: Lorentz Transformations
• Section 3: Time Dilation and Length Contraction
• Section 4: Spacetime and Relativity of Simultaneity
• Section 5: Relativistic Doppler Effect
• Section 6: Relativistic Velocity Transformations
• Section 7: Relativistic Momentum
• Section 8: Relativistic Energy