A Student's Guide to Special Relativity

ISBN-13: 9781108995634 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 230 str.

Norman (University of Glasgow) Gray

Opis

A compact yet informative exploration of Special Relativity and its core ideas, also providing a preparatory route into General Relativity.

Recenzje

'Professor Gray writes with humor and precision, and persistent readers will be rewarded. The book is heavily annotated with many helpful references … Highly recommended.' J. F. Burkhart, Choice

Spis treści

Preface. Table of Aims. 1. Introduction; 2. The axioms; 3. Length contraction and time dilation; 4. Spacetime and geometry; 5. The Lorentz transformation; 6. Vectors and kinematics; 7. Dynamics; A. An overview of general relativity; B. Relativity's contact with experimental fact; C. Maths revision; D. How to do calculations – a recipe. Bibliography. Index.