Introduction to the Relativity Principle

Barton

ISBN 10: 0471998966 / ISBN 13: 9780471998969

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons 1999-08, 1999

Beschreibung

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6666-IUK-9780471998969

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Introduction to the Relativity Principle
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons 1999-08
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0471998966
• ISBN-13: 9780471998969
• Einband: PF
• Zustand: New

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

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 as a preliminary to more formal courses designed for mathematicians.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

G. Barton is the author of Introduction to the Relativity Principle, published by Wiley.