Introduction To The Relativity Principle

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Gabriel Barton - Introduction To The Relativity Principle.
Relativity, almost a hundred years old in its classic Einsteinian form, is one of the most fascinating threads running through science from Galileo's... Lire la suite
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Résumé

Relativity, almost a hundred years old in its classic Einsteinian form, is one of the most fascinating threads running through science from Galileo's day to ours. This book, based on a short course at the University of Sussex, presents relativity as a natural outgrowth of dynamics: the concepts are introduced through careful physical reasoning and simple mathematics, and are then applied over a wide range, well meshed with current undergraduate syllabuses. Features * An accessible introduction through pre-Einstein relativity. * Scrupulously assessed experimental evidence (mostly modern) * Elementary mathematics, aimed at a working acquaintance with kinematics, energy and momentum conservation, and the propagation of plane waves * The book includes many carefully chosen examples and student problems Introduction to the Relativity Principle is suitable for undergraduates studying physics, also a preliminary to more formal courses designed for mathematicians.

Sommaire

  • INTRODUCTORY
    • Preliminaries
    • The Relativity Principle, and its Applications in Newtonian Physics
    • Einstein's Relativity Principle
  • KINEMATICS
    • Lorentz Transformations
    • Invariant Intervals and Space - Time Diagrams
    • Proper Time and Nonuniform Motion
    • Four-Vectors
    • Four-Acceleration
  • MOMENTUM AND ENERGY
    • Particle Dynamics: Momentum and Energy
    • Natural Units, and the Prevalence of MeV
    • Systems of Particles: Four-Momentum Conservation using Invariants
  • WAVES
    • Plane Waves
    • Light Waves in Empty Space: Aberration and Doppler Effect
    • Lorentz Transformations with Arbitrary Relative Velocity
    • Vectors, Four-Vectors, and Transformation Matrices
    • Motion Under Given Forces
    • Wave Equations
    • Black-Body Radiation: The Lorentz Transformation of Planck's Law.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    06/10/1999
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    0-471-99896-6
  • EAN
    9780471998969
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    230 pages
  • Poids
    0.41 Kg
  • Dimensions
    16,8 cm × 24,2 cm × 1,5 cm

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