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9780486688954

Introduction to Special Relativity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486688954

  • ISBN10:

    048668895X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2015-12-16
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Concise, well-written treatment of epochal theory of modern physics covers classical relativity and the relativity postulate, time dilation, the twin paradox, momentum and energy, particles of zero mass, electric and magnetic fields and forces and more. Only high school math needed. Replete with examples, ideal for self-study. Introduction. 70 illustrations.

Author Biography

James H. Smith was Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. Classical Relativity and the Relativity Postulate
2. Light Waves and the Second Postulate
3. Time Dilation: Proper and Improper Time
4. Length Measurements
5. Velocity and Acceleration
6. The Twin Paradox
7. The Lorentz Transformation and Notation
8. Proper- or Four-Velocity
9. Momentum and Energy
10. Particles of Zero Mass
11. Center-of-Mass and Particle Systems
12. Four-Vectors
13. Electric and Magnetic Fields and Forces
Appendix A. Approximate Calculations in Relativity
Appendix B. A Summary of Relativistic Formulas
Appendix C. A Table of Particles
Index
 

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