A Students Guide To Special Relativity

Author : Norman Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108834094
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Student's Guide to Special Relativity written by Norman Gray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact yet informative exploration of Special Relativity and its core ideas, also providing a preparatory route into General Relativity.

Author : Norman Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107183464
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Student's Guide to General Relativity written by Norman Gray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vectors, tensors and functions -- Manifolds, vectors and differentiation -- Energy, momentum and Einstein's equations

Author : Sander Bais
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674026117
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Very Special Relativity written by Sander Bais and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, first published in 1905, radically changed our understanding of the world. Familiar notions of space and time and energy were turned on their head, and our struggle with Einstein's counterintuitive explanation of these concepts was under way. The task is no easier today than it was a hundred years ago, but in this book Sander Bais has found an original and uniquely effective way to convey the fundamental ideas of Einstein's Special Theory. Bais's previous book, The Equations, was widely read and roundly praised for its clear and commonsense explanation of the math in physics. Very Special Relativity brings the same accessible approach to Einstein's theory. Using a series of easy-to-follow diagrams and employing only elementary high school geometry, Bais conducts readers through the quirks and quandaries of such fundamental concepts as simultaneity, causality, and time dilation. The diagrams also illustrate the difference between the Newtonian view, in which time was universal, and the Einsteinian, in which the speed of light is universal. Following Bais's straightforward sequence of simple, commonsense arguments, readers can tinker with the theory and its great paradoxes and, finally, arrive at a truly deep understanding of Einstein's interpretation of space and time. An intellectual journey into the heart of the Special Theory, the book offers an intimate look at the terms and ideas that define our reality.

Author : Tatsu Takeuchi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521141001
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated Guide to Relativity written by Tatsu Takeuchi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a step-by-step explanation of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity through a series of diagrams rather than equations.

Author : Robert E Kennedy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199694036
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Student's Guide to Einstein's Major Papers written by Robert E Kennedy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1905 Albert Einstein produced breakthrough work in three major areas of physics (atoms and Brownian motion, quanta, and the special theory of relativity), followed, in 1916, by the general theory of relativity. This book develops the detail of the papers, including the mathematics, to guide the reader in working through them.

Author : Norman Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316873765
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Student's Guide to General Relativity written by Norman Gray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact guide presents the key features of general relativity, to support and supplement the presentation in mainstream, more comprehensive undergraduate textbooks, or as a re-cap of essentials for graduate students pursuing more advanced studies. It helps students plot a careful path to understanding the core ideas and basics of differential geometry, as applied to general relativity, without overwhelming them. While the guide doesn't shy away from necessary technicalities, it emphasises the essential simplicity of the main physical arguments. Presuming a familiarity with special relativity (with a brief account in an appendix), it describes how general covariance and the equivalence principle motivate Einstein's theory of gravitation. It then introduces differential geometry and the covariant derivative as the mathematical technology which allows us to understand Einstein's equations of general relativity. The book is supported by numerous worked exampled and problems, and important applications of general relativity are described in an appendix.

Author : Delo E. Mook
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691025209
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Relativity written by Delo E. Mook and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here a physicist and a professor of literature guide general readers through the ideas that revolutionized our conception of the physical universe.

Author : Hideo Nitta
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593271964
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Manga Guide to Physics written by Hideo Nitta and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megumi is an all-star athlete, but she's a failure when it comes to physics class. And she can't concentrate on her tennis matches when she's worried about the questions she missed on the big test! Luckily for her, she befriends Ryota, a patient physics geek who uses real-world examples to help her understand classical mechanics—and improve her tennis game in the process! In The Manga Guide to Physics, you'll follow alongside Megumi as she learns about the physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration. You'll also learn how to: –Apply Newton's three laws of motion to real-life problems –Determine how objects will move after a collision –Draw vector diagrams and simplify complex problems using trigonometry –Calculate how an object's kinetic energy changes as its potential energy increases If you're mystified by the basics of physics or you just need a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physics will get you up to speed in a lively, quirky, and practical way.

Author : Éric Gourgoulhon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642372767
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Special Relativity in General Frames written by Éric Gourgoulhon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn’t restrict itself to inertial frames but considers accelerated and rotating observers. It is thus possible to treat physical effects such as the Thomas precession or the Sagnac effect in a simple yet precise manner. In the final chapters, more advanced topics like tensorial fields in spacetime, exterior calculus and relativistic hydrodynamics are addressed. In the last, brief chapter the author gives a preview of gravity and shows where it becomes incompatible with Minkowsky spacetime. Well illustrated and enriched by many historical notes, this book also presents many applications of special relativity, ranging from particle physics (accelerators, particle collisions, quark-gluon plasma) to astrophysics (relativistic jets, active galactic nuclei), and including practical applications (Sagnac gyrometers, synchrotron radiation, GPS). In addition, the book provides some mathematical developments, such as the detailed analysis of the Lorentz group and its Lie algebra. The book is suitable for students in the third year of a physics degree or on a masters course, as well as researchers and any reader interested in relativity. Thanks to the geometric approach adopted, this book should also be beneficial for the study of general relativity. “A modern presentation of special relativity must put forward its essential structures, before illustrating them using concrete applications to specific dynamical problems. Such is the challenge (so successfully met!) of the beautiful book by Éric Gourgoulhon.” (excerpt from the Foreword by Thibault Damour)

Author : Andrew Steane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199694613
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonderful World of Relativity written by Andrew Steane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. It begins by introducing spacetime, in the familiar context of low velocities. It then shows how Einstein's theory forces us to understand time in a new way. Paradoxes and puzzles are introduced and resolved, and the book culminates in a thorough unfolding of the relation between mass and energy.