Einstein's Miracle Year: Discoveries in Physics (1905), Slides of Life Sciences

Download Einstein's Miracle Year: Discoveries in Physics (1905) and more Slides Life Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! I. Einstein’s early years II. The Miracle year: 2005 A. The Quantum Nature of Light B. Brownian motion and atomic theory C. Special Relativity 1. Newton and absolute space and time 2. Thought experiments 3. E = mc2 III. General Relativity IV. Quantum Weirdness V. Einstein’s later years Einstein and 20th Century Physics Docsity.com I. Albert Einstein (1879- 1955) The Early Years Pauline and Hermann Einstein Mileva Maric (1875 – 1948) Patent clerk (1902 – 1909) 1903 - 1919 Eduard and Hans Docsity.com II. The Miracle Year: 1905 B. Brownian Motion and Atomic Theory Proof of the existence of atoms Docsity.com II. The Miracle Year: 1905 C. Special Relativity 1. Galileo’s principle of relativity 2. Newton’s space, time, and gravity 3. Experiments to detect the aether 4. Thought experiments Inertial reference frame = constant speed and not changing direction = no acceleration • Riding next to a beam of light • Twin paradox The Cosmic Speed Limit (300, 000 km/sec) No absolute simultaneity Why special? Docsity.com 4. E = mc2 Energy = mass x the speed of light squared Hadron Super Collider Nuclear Power Plant Implications for travelling at the speed of light (explained by Einstein) Docsity.com Mass warps space Black Holes (That’s Gravity!!) Newton and Gravity Docsity.com Big Bang General Relativity Prediction Cosmological constant – “My biggest mistake” Georges Lemaître : 1931 Confirmation singularity 14 billion years ago Edwin Hubble: 1929 Docsity.com IV. Quantum Weirdness Uncertainty Principle “God does not play dice” Werner Heisenberg (1901 – 1976) Electron weird behavior Electron behavior unpredictable “Einstein! Stop telling God what to do!” Quantum mechanics Applications of QM Docsity.com