Dynamics and Relativity

William David McComb

ISBN 10: 0198501129 / ISBN 13: 9780198501121

Verlag: OUP Oxford, 1999

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Dynamics and Relativity provides undergraduates in physics with an unusually accessible introduction to special relativity by emphasizing the connections between relativity and classical mechanics. The book begins by developing classical mechanics in a form that the author calls 'Galilean Relativity,' which emphasizes frames of reference. The author shows how a problem formulated in one frame of reference can then solved in another where the problem takes a simpler form. After applying this strategy to a number of classical problems, the author discusses the limitations of Galilean Relativity, particularly for handling Maxwell's equations, and then proceeds to develop Special Relativity while drawing extensively on the groundwork from the previous chapters. The book stresses conservation laws throughout and includes a final chapter that briefly outlines General Relativity.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780198501121

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Dynamics and Relativity
• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0198501129
• ISBN-13: 9780198501121
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 246B x 189 H x 21 T Millimeter Breite: 246 mm, Höhe: 189 mm, Tiefe: 21 mm
• Gewicht: 763 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Dynamics and Relativity provides undergraduates in physics with an unusually accessible introduction to special relativity by emphasizing the connections between relativity and classical mechanics. The book begins by developing classical mechanics in a form that the author calls "Galilean Relativity," which emphasizes frames of reference. The author shows how a problem formulated in one frame of reference can then solved in another where the problem takes a simpler form. After applying this strategy to a number of classical problems, the author discusses the limitations of Galilean Relativity, particularly for handling Maxwell's equations, and then proceeds to develop Special Relativity while drawing extensively on the groundwork from the previous chapters. The book stresses conservation laws throughout and includes a final chapter that briefly outlines General Relativity.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.