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Lectures on Special Relativity
1st Edition - August 22, 1986
Author: M. G. Bowler
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9781483286518
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The aim of the book is to provide a clear, concise and self-contained discussion of both the structure of the theory of special relativity and its physical content. The point of…Read more
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The aim of the book is to provide a clear, concise and self-contained discussion of both the structure of the theory of special relativity and its physical content. The point of view is that of a practising physicist who uses relativity daily: relativity is a branch of physics and is regarded as being neither mathematics nor philosophy. Particular care has been taken to elucidate those difficulties, conceptual rather than mathematical, which invariably snare the unwary or inexperienced. The material is liberally illustrated with real examples and problems drawn from both high energy physics and from astrophysics.
For undergraduates reading physics and other sciences with a mathematical base.
What is relativity? The Lorentz transformations. Time dilation and Lorentz contraction. Invariants, 4-vectors and covariance. Momentum, energy, kinematics and dynamics. Tricks of the trade. Some aspects of acceleration. Things that go faster than light. Appendix: Maxwell's equations. Index.
No. of pages: 82
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: August 22, 1986
Imprint: Pergamon
eBook ISBN: 9781483286518
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M. G. Bowler
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Nuclear Physics, Oxford University, UK
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