The special theory of relativity : foundations, theory, verification, applications

• 作者： Christodoulides, Costas, author.
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• 其他題名：
  • Undergraduate lecture notes in physics.
• 出版： Cham : Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer
• 叢書名： Undergraduate lecture notes in physics,
• 主題： Special relativity (Physics) , Physics. , Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. , Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
• ISBN： 9783319252742 (electronic bk.) 、 9783319252728 (paper)
• FIND@SFXID: CGU
• 資料類型: 電子書
• 內容註: Historical Introduction -- The Main Landmarks in the Development of the Special Theory of Relativity -- The Principle of Relativity of Galileo. Galileo's Invariance Hypothesis. The Law of Inertia. Inertial Frames of Reference Relativity -- Romer and the Speed of Light -- Newton's Laws of Motion. Inertia and Inertial Frames of Reference -- The Aberration of Light -- Arago's Measurements Concerning the Constancy of the Speed of Light from Stars -- Measurements of the Speed of Light in the Laboratory -- Attempts to Measure the Dragging of Aether by Moving Media -- Maxwell's Equations and the Wave Equation -- The Experiment of Michelson and Morley -- The Lorentz-Fitzgerald Contraction Hypothesis -- The Increase of the Mass of the Electron with Speed -- The Invariance of Maxwell's Equations and the Lorentz Transformation -- The Formulation of the Special Theory of Relativity -- Prolegomena -- Inertial Frames of Reference -- The Calibration of a Frame of Reference and the Synchronization of its Clocks -- The Relativity of Simultaneity -- The Relativity of Time and Length -- The Inevitability of the Special Theory of Relativity -- Relativistic Kinematics -- The Lorentz Transformation for the Coordinates of an Event -- The Transformation of Velocity -- The Transformation of Acceleration -- Applications of Relativistic Kinematics -- The 'Meson' Paradox -- The apparent focusing of fast charged particle beams due to the dilation of time -- The Sagnac Effect -- Clocks Moving Around the Earth -- The Experiment of Hafele and Keating -- Einstein's Train -- The Twin Paradox -- Motion with a Constant Proper Acceleration. Hyperbolic Motion -- Two Successive Lorentz Transformations. The Wigner Rotation -- Optical Phenomena -- The Aberration of Light -- Fizeau's Experiment. Fresnel's Aether Dragging Theory -- The Doppler Effect -- Relativistic Beaming or the Headlight Effect -- The Pressure Exerted by Light -- Relativistic Dynamics -- The Dfinition of Relativistic Momentum. Relativi
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• 摘要註: This book offers a comprehensive, university-level introduction to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. In addition to the purely theoretical aspect, emphasis is also given to its historical development as well as to the experiments that preceded the theory and those performed in order to test its validity. The main body of the book consists of chapters on Relativistic Kinematics and Dynamics and their applications, Optics and Electromagnetism. These could be covered in a one-semester course. A more advanced course might include the subjects examined in the other chapters of the book and its appendices. As a textbook, it has some unique characteristics: It provides detailed proofs of the theorems, offers abundant figures and discusses numerous examples. It also includes a number of problems for readers to solve, the complete solutions of which are given at the end of the book. It is primarily intended for use by university students of physics, mathematics and engineering. However, as the mathematics needed is of an upper-intermediate level, the book will also appeal to a more general readership.
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