Length Contraction: Derivation from Lorentz Transformations | Special Relativity
Автор: Intelligible Physics - Bishwajeet Chatterjee
Загружено: 2025-07-14
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This university-level physics lecture provides a rigorous derivation of Length Contraction from the fundamental Lorentz Transformations. This is an essential topic in Special Relativity for BSc and MSc Physics students, forming a core part of relativistic kinematics.
We will mathematically derive the length contraction formula, L = L₀/γ, and explore its profound physical interpretation. The lecture will distinguish between the proper length (L₀) of an object in its rest frame and the contracted length observed from a moving inertial frame. Furthermore, we will analyze the consequences of this phenomenon by resolving the famous Ladder Paradox (or Barn-Pole Paradox) using spacetime concepts.
Key Topics Covered in this Lecture:
A brief review of the Postulates of Special Relativity.
The Lorentz Transformation equations.
Rigorous Derivation of the Length Contraction Formula.
The definition and significance of Proper Length.
Physical interpretation and consequences in Minkowski Spacetime.
Detailed analysis and resolution of the Ladder Paradox.
The relationship between Length Contraction and Time Dilation.
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