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A Primer of Special Relativity

Author : P. L. Sardesai
Publisher : New Age International
ISBN 13 : 8122415202
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book A Primer of Special Relativity written by P. L. Sardesai and published by New Age International. This book was released on 2004 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `A Primer Of Special Relativity1 Is An Unusually Lucid Introduction To The Subject Specifically Written For Indian Students. It Is Intended To Give The Beginner A Firm Grounding For A More Advanced Course In Relativity.An Entire Chapter Is Devoted To Applications Of The Theory To Elucidate A Large Number Of Topics The Students (B.Sc. Physics) Come Across In Modern Physics.Detailed And Well-Selected Examples Are Used To Illuminate Aspects Of The Theory As Well As To Show Techniques Of Application. A Large Number Of Illustrative Examples Enables The Students To Gain Confidence To Solve Any Problem In Relativity Normally Expected Of B.Sc. Students.The Book Meets The Complete Requirements Of A Textbook For B.Sc. General And Honours Courses In Special Theory Of Relativity Recommended By The U.G.C.Existing Syllabi In A Number Of Our Universities Have Been Taken Into Account In Planning The Book. The Structure Of The Book Permits A Lot Of Flexibility. The Book Can Therefore Be Used As A Text For A Number Of Existing Courses (With Different Allotted Periods) Presently Prevalent In Many Indian Universities.

A Primer of Special Relativity

Author : P. L. Sardesai
Publisher : New Age International
ISBN 13 : 9788122415209
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book A Primer of Special Relativity written by P. L. Sardesai and published by New Age International. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `A Primer Of Special Relativity1 Is An Unusually Lucid Introduction To The Subject Specifically Written For Indian Students. It Is Intended To Give The Beginner A Firm Grounding For A More Advanced Course In Relativity.An Entire Chapter Is Devoted To Applications Of The Theory To Elucidate A Large Number Of Topics The Students (B.Sc. Physics) Come Across In Modern Physics.Detailed And Well-Selected Examples Are Used To Illuminate Aspects Of The Theory As Well As To Show Techniques Of Application. A Large Number Of Illustrative Examples Enables The Students To Gain Confidence To Solve Any Problem In Relativity Normally Expected Of B.Sc. Students.The Book Meets The Complete Requirements Of A Textbook For B.Sc. General And Honours Courses In Special Theory Of Relativity Recommended By The U.G.C.Existing Syllabi In A Number Of Our Universities Have Been Taken Into Account In Planning The Book. The Structure Of The Book Permits A Lot Of Flexibility. The Book Can Therefore Be Used As A Text For A Number Of Existing Courses (With Different Allotted Periods) Presently Prevalent In Many Indian Universities.

Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time

Author : Daniel R. Mayerson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030189147
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time by : Daniel R. Mayerson

Download or read book Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time written by Daniel R. Mayerson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This primer brilliantly exposes concepts related to special and general relativity for the absolute beginner. It can be used either as an introduction to the subject at a high school level or as a useful compass for undergraduates who want to move the first steps towards Einstein's theories. The book is enhanced throughout with many useful exercises and beautiful illustrations to aid understanding. The topics covered include: Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, the twin paradox (and other paradoxes), Minkowski spacetime, the Einstein equivalence principle, curvature of space and spacetime, geodesics, parallel transport, Einstein’s equations of general relativity, black holes, wormholes, cosmology, gravitational waves, time machines, and much more.

Special Relativity

Author : Michael Tsamparlis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642038379
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Special Relativity written by Michael Tsamparlis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing a new book on the classic subject of Special Relativity, on which numerous important physicists have contributed and many books have already been written, can be like adding another epicycle to the Ptolemaic cosmology. Furthermore, it is our belief that if a book has no new elements, but simply repeats what is written in the existing literature, perhaps with a different style, then this is not enough to justify its publication. However, after having spent a number of years, both in class and research with relativity, I have come to the conclusion that there exists a place for a new book. Since it appears that somewhere along the way, mathem- ics may have obscured and prevailed to the degree that we tend to teach relativity (and I believe, theoretical physics) simply using “heavier” mathematics without the inspiration and the mastery of the classic physicists of the last century. Moreover current trends encourage the application of techniques in producing quick results and not tedious conceptual approaches resulting in long-lasting reasoning. On the other hand, physics cannot be done a ́ la carte stripped from philosophy, or, to put it in a simple but dramatic context A building is not an accumulation of stones! As a result of the above, a major aim in the writing of this book has been the distinction between the mathematics of Minkowski space and the physics of r- ativity.

A Primer in Tensor Analysis and Relativity

Author : Ilya L. Shapiro
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030268950
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book A Primer in Tensor Analysis and Relativity written by Ilya L. Shapiro and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This undergraduate textbook provides a simple, concise introduction to tensor algebra and analysis, as well as special and general relativity. With a plethora of examples, explanations, and exercises, it forms a well-rounded didactic text that will be useful for any related course. The book is divided into three main parts, all based on lecture notes that have been refined for classroom teaching over the past two decades. Part I provides students with a comprehensive overview of tensors. Part II links the very introductory first part and the relatively advanced third part, demonstrating the important intermediate-level applications of tensor analysis. Part III contains an extended discussion of general relativity, and includes material useful for students interested primarily in quantum field theory and quantum gravity. Tailored to the undergraduate, this textbook offers explanations of technical material not easily found or detailed elsewhere, including an understandable description of Riemann normal coordinates and conformal transformations. Future theoretical and experimental physicists, as well as mathematicians, will thus find it a wonderful first read on the subject.

The Geometry of Special Relativity

Author : Tevian Dray
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466510471
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book The Geometry of Special Relativity written by Tevian Dray and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Geometry of Special Relativity provides an introduction to special relativity that encourages readers to see beyond the formulas to the deeper geometric structure. The text treats the geometry of hyperbolas as the key to understanding special relativity. This approach replaces the ubiquitous γ symbol of most standard treatments with the appropriate hyperbolic trigonometric functions. In most cases, this not only simplifies the appearance of the formulas, but also emphasizes their geometric content in such a way as to make them almost obvious. Furthermore, many important relations, including the famous relativistic addition formula for velocities, follow directly from the appropriate trigonometric addition formulas. The book first describes the basic physics of special relativity to set the stage for the geometric treatment that follows. It then reviews properties of ordinary two-dimensional Euclidean space, expressed in terms of the usual circular trigonometric functions, before presenting a similar treatment of two-dimensional Minkowski space, expressed in terms of hyperbolic trigonometric functions. After covering special relativity again from the geometric point of view, the text discusses standard paradoxes, applications to relativistic mechanics, the relativistic unification of electricity and magnetism, and further steps leading to Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The book also briefly describes the further steps leading to Einstein’s general theory of relativity and then explores applications of hyperbola geometry to non-Euclidean geometry and calculus, including a geometric construction of the derivatives of trigonometric functions and the exponential function.

Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory

Author : Leonard Susskind
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465093353
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory written by Leonard Susskind and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theory Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce readers to Einstein's special relativity and Maxwell's classical field theory. Using their typical brand of real math, enlightening drawings, and humor, Susskind and Friedman walk us through the complexities of waves, forces, and particles by exploring special relativity and electromagnetism. It's a must-read for both devotees of the series and any armchair physicist who wants to improve their knowledge of physics' deepest truths.

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology

Author : Peter Hoyng
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402045239
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology written by Peter Hoyng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology offers a succinct and self-contained treatment of general relativity and its application to compact objects, gravitational waves and cosmology. The required mathematical concepts are introduced informally, following geometrical intuition as much as possible. The approach is theoretical, but there is ample discussion of observational aspects and of instrumental issues where appropriate. The book includes such topical issues as the Gravity Probe B mission, interferometer detectors of gravitational waves, and the physics behind the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in (astro)physics, it is ideally suited for a lecture course and contains 140 exercises with extensive hints. The reader is assumed to be familiar with linear algebra and analysis, ordinary differential equations, special relativity, and basic thermal physics.

A Sophisticate's Primer of Relativity

Author : Percy Williams Bridgman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Sophisticate's Primer of Relativity written by Percy Williams Bridgman and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Einstein's Space-Time

Author : Rafael Ferraro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387699473
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book Einstein's Space-Time written by Rafael Ferraro and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-23 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This excellent textbook offers a unique take on relativity theory, setting it in its historical context. Ideal for those interested in relativity and the history of physics, the book contains a complete account of special relativity that begins with the historical analysis of the reasons that led to a change in our view of space and time. Its aim is to foster a deep understanding of relativistic spacetime and its consequences for Dynamics.

Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Author : Max Born
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486142124
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Einstein's Theory of Relativity written by Max Born and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Semi-technical account includes a review of classical physics (origin of space and time measurements, Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy, laws of motion, inertia, more) and of Einstein's theories of relativity.

Relativistic Flight Mechanics and Space Travel

Author : Richard F. Tinder
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1598291300
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Relativistic Flight Mechanics and Space Travel written by Richard F. Tinder and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the fascinating prospect of future human space travel. This volume demonstrates that such ventures may not be as difficult as one might believe and are certainly not impossible. The foundations for relativistic flight mechanics are provided in a clear and instructive manner by using well established principles which are used to explore space flight possibilities within and beyond our galaxy.

Special Relativity

Author : A.P. French
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351988573
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Special Relativity written by A.P. French and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book opens with a description of the smooth transition from Newtonian to Einsteinian behaviour from electrons as their energy is progressively increased, and this leads directly to the relativistic expressions for mass, momentum and energy of a particle.

The Expanding Universe

Author : William D. Heacox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107117526
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Expanding Universe written by William D. Heacox and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of modern cosmology, accessible to undergraduate students, with emphasis on physical foundations and relations to modern observations.

The Perfect Theory

Author : Pedro G. Ferreira
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547554907
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Theory written by Pedro G. Ferreira and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the best popular accounts of how Einstein and his followers have been trying to explain the universe for decades” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Physicists have been exploring, debating, and questioning the general theory of relativity ever since Albert Einstein first presented it in 1915. This has driven their work to unveil the universe’s surprising secrets even further, and many believe more wonders remain hidden within the theory’s tangle of equations, waiting to be exposed. In this sweeping narrative of science and culture, an astrophysicist brings general relativity to life through the story of the brilliant physicists, mathematicians, and astronomers who have taken up its challenge. For these scientists, the theory has been both a treasure trove and an enigma. Einstein’s theory, which explains the relationships among gravity, space, and time, is possibly the most perfect intellectual achievement of modern physics—yet studying it has always been a controversial endeavor. Relativists were the target of persecution in Hitler’s Germany, hounded in Stalin’s Russia, and disdained in 1950s America. Even today, PhD students are warned that specializing in general relativity will make them unemployable. Still, general relativity has flourished, delivering key insights into our understanding of the origin of time and the evolution of all the stars and galaxies in the cosmos. Its adherents have revealed what lies at the farthest reaches of the universe, shed light on the smallest scales of existence, and explained how the fabric of reality emerges. Dark matter, dark energy, black holes, and string theory are all progeny of Einstein’s theory. In the midst of a momentous transformation in modern physics, as scientists look farther and more clearly into space than ever before, The Perfect Theory exposes the greater relevance of general relativity, showing us where it started, where it has led—and where it can still take us.

The Special Theory of Relativity

Author : David Bohm
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415148092
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book The Special Theory of Relativity written by David Bohm and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the theory of relativity as a unified whole. By showing that the concepts of this theory are interrelated to form a unified totality David Bohm supplements some of the more specialist courses which have tended to give students a fragmentary impression of the logical and conceptual nature of physics as a whole.

Special Relativity

Author : David J. Morin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781542323512
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Special Relativity written by David J. Morin and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for high school and college students learning about special relativity for the first time. It will appeal to the reader who has a healthy level of enthusiasm for understanding how and why the various results of special relativity come about. All of the standard introductory topics in special relativity are covered: historical motivation, loss of simultaneity, time dilation, length contraction, velocity addition, Lorentz transformations, Minkowski diagrams, causality, Doppler effect, energy/momentum, collisions/decays, force, and 4-vectors. Additionally, the last chapter provides a brief introduction to the basic ideas of general relativity, including the equivalence principle, gravitational time dilation, and accelerating reference frames. The book features more than 100 worked-out problems in the form of examples in the text and solved problems at the end of each chapter. These problems, along with the discussions in the text, will be a valuable resource in any course on special relativity. The numerous examples also make this book ideal for self-study. Very little physics background is assumed (essentially none in the first half of the book). An intriguing aspect of special relativity is that it is challenging due to its inherent strangeness, as opposed to a heavy set of physics prerequisites. Likewise for the math prerequisite: calculus is used on a few occasions, but it is not essential to the overall flow of the book.