
Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity
From Newton to Einstein
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- Fully revised and expanded second edition with improved figures
- Enlarged discussion of dynamics and the relativistic version of Newton’s second law
- Resolves the twin paradox from the principles of special and general relativity
- Includes new chapters which derive magnetism from relativity and electrostatics
- Derives Maxwell’s equations from Gauss’ law and the principles of special relativity
- Includes new chapters on differential geometry, space-time curvature, and the field equations of general relativity
- Introduces black holes and gravitational waves as illustrations of the principles of general relativity and relates them to the 2015 and 2017 observational discoveries of LIGO
Readership
Students in (astro)physics, astronomy and cosmology who want to understand general and special relativity theory
Table of Contents
1. Physics According to Newton - A World with No Speed Limit
2. Space-Time Measurements According to Einstein
3. Visualizing Relativity—Minkowski Diagrams and the Twins
4. Lorentz Transformations (boosts), Addition of Velocities, and Invariant Intervals
5. Illustrations and Problems in Space-Time Measurements
6. Relativistic Dynamics. First Steps.
7. Acceleration and Forces in Relativity. The Birth of Dynamical Fields.
8. Boosting the Electrostatic Force, Electromagnetic Fields and More on Four Vectors
9. Maxwell’s Equations of Electrodynamics and the Wave Equation
10. Magnetism in the Lab, the Discovery of Relativity and the Way Forward
11. Introduction to General Relativity
12. Curvature, Strong Gravity and Gravitational WavesAppendix
A. Physical Constants, Data, and Conversion Factors
B. Solutions to Selected Problems
C. Mathematics Background
D. Theorems and Concepts of Vector Calculus
E. Summary of Formulas
F. The Wave Equation with Sources. The Four Vector Potential and the Lorenz Gauge
G. Equation of Motion in Curved Space and Christoffel Symbols, Two Dimensional Surfaces and the Geodesic Deviation and Gravity Waves
Product details
- No. of pages: 454
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: January 9, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128137208
- eBook ISBN: 9780128137215
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John Kogut

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