Velocity in Special Relativity | Four-Velocity
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 Published On Apr 12, 2021

In this video, we will explain velocity in special relativity.

In classical mechanics, velocity is defined as the time derivative of the position vector. In #specialrelativity, we use a similar expression, but instead of a time derivative, we use a derivative with respect to the proper time tau.

Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Square of u^mu
01:58 Addition of Velocities

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