 | Study programme 2025-2026 | Français | |
| Tensorial calculation and restricted relativity | |||
Learning Activity |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-PHYS-011 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | Français | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
Content of Learning Activity
Tensor calculus
Vector spaces
Tensors and tensor product
Scalar and vector products
Systems of coordinates
Differential operators
Special relativity
Space, time and mass
Lorentz transformations
Lorentz diagrams
Time dilation and length contraction
Minkowski space-time
4-vectors
Equivalence of mass and energy
Particle collisions
Required Reading
Note de cours - Partie 3 - Calcul tensoriel et relativité restreinte - Claude Semay
,Note de cours - Partie 2 - Calcul tensoriel et relativité restreinte - Claude Semay
,Note de cours - Partie 1 - Calcul tensoriel et relativité restreinte - Claude Semay
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
C. Semay et B. Silvestre-Brac, "Introduction au calcul tensoriel. Applications à la physique", Dunod
C. Semay et B. Silvestre-Brac, "Relativité restreinte. Bases et applications", Dunod
Other Recommended Reading
Not applicable
Mode of delivery
- Face-to-face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Exercices dirigés
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)
Location of learning activity
- Université de Mons - Mons
Location of assessment
- Université de Mons - Mons