Invariance of the Laws of Nature 
Invariance of the Laws of Nature
by Stanford / Leonard Susskind
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Date Added: September 14, 2008

Lecture Description

Laws take the same form in every reference frame.
Define the infinitesimal distance between two points.
Contravariant, covariant vectors, invariant inner product.
Summation convention.
Examples of fields in Nature.
The four-dimensional Lagrangian.
The Action Principle in four dimensions.

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Course Description

This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the second of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on quantum mechanics. The course is taught by Leonard Susskind, the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics at Stanford University.

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