Special Relativity Workshop Development

Agenda

Day 1

Time (local)ActivityRemarks
09:00Coffee, introductions, and setting the stage 
09:30Data Activity: Mean Lifetime Part I: DiceLifetime calculation practice
10:15Break 
10:30Data Activity: Mean Lifetime Part II: Cosmic MuonsEstablish a time baseline.
11:15Introduction to Special RelativityPhysicist presentation; if not available, classic Time Dilation video 
12:00Lunch 
13:00Calculation tutorial 1Justifying basic equations
13:30Data Activity: How Speedy are These Muons?Establish a speed baseline.
14:30Break 
14:45Calculation tutorial 2Applying time or length transformations to cosmic ray muons
15:15Data Activity: Energy, Momentum, and MassExtend E=mc2.
16:00End of day 

Day 2

Time (local) ActivityRemarks
09:00Coffee and discussion 
09:15Classic videoEither Time Dilation or Ultimate Speed 
10:30Break 
10:45Calculation tutorial 3Find the mass of a muon
11:15Data Activity: J/Psi Mass Find the masses of J/Psi mesons that decay into muons
12:00Lunch 
13:00Code activity: J/Psi mass in two reference framestake break as needed
14:15Summing up

Main concepts:

  • Lorentz transformations
  • Energy-mass-momentum
  • Invariant quantities

Special Relativity Brain Dump

14:45Implementation plans 
15:45Survey 
16:00End of workshop