Lectures
The lectures will be given by Mattias Blennow according to the course schedule. The lecture plan is outlined below:
| # | Content | Notes |
| 1 | Course introduction, Euclidean and Minkowski geometry, coordinate transformations | 3, 5, 6, 7, 19 |
| 2 | Why we talk about geometry, visualising Minkowski space, classification of vectors, causal structure of Minkowski space, physics interpretations | 7, 20, 21, 22, 23 |
| 3 | Momentum and energy, dynamics, classical limit, tensors in Minkowski space | 25, 26, 27, 35, Appendix |
| 4 | Surfaces in Minkowski space, waves, aberration | 15, 16, 17, 18, 24 |
| 5 | Particle kinematics (scattering, decay, thresholds, etc) | 28, 29, 30, 31 |
| 6 | Field theory and forces, field equations, 4-potential, 4-current, conservation of charge, Lorentz force law | 37, 38, 39 |
| 7 | Issues with action at a distance, the electromagnetic stress-energy tensor, electromagnetic wave equation | 42, 43 |
| 8 | Plane waves, Lagrange formulation (free particles and fields, interactions) | 43, 36 (some parts not included, see lecture notes) |
| 9 | Electromagnetism in the Lagrange formulation | See lecture notes |
| 10 | Frame dependent quantities and paradoxes | 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| 11 | Experimental tests of special relativity |
Numbers under Notes refer to the corresponding sections in Rindler's book.