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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country of Origin
- GB
- Book Title
- A Student's Guide to Special Relativity
- EAN
- 9781108995634
- ISBN
- 9781108995634
- Item Weight
- 314g
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Title
- A Student's Guide to Special Relativity
- Release Date
- 02/03/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1108995632
ISBN-13
9781108995634
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22057259681
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
170 Pages
Publication Name
Student's Guide to Special Relativity
Language
English
Subject
Cosmology, Physics / General
Publication Year
2022
Features
New Edition
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
Student's Guides
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
A
Reviews
'... this is a well-written, thorough account of Special Relativity (SR) with an introduction to General Relativity (GR) ... Gray has taught courses on relativity for a couple of decades, and it shows. I think that this book is a very good description of SR ... It succeeds in its goal of being both comprehensive and accessible ... I recommend the book to all interested in Special Relativity. Those new to it can learn it thoroughly from the ground up without being overloaded with maths. Those familiar with it might gain new insights and/or ideas for teaching the topic.' Philip Helbig, The Observatory
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530.11
Table Of Content
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.
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
This compact yet informative Guide presents an accessible route through Special Relativity, taking a modern axiomatic and geometrical approach. It begins by explaining key concepts and introducing Einstein's postulates. The consequences of the postulates - length contraction and time dilation - are unravelled qualitatively and then quantitatively. These strands are then tied together using the mathematical framework of the Lorentz transformation, before applying these ideas to kinematics and dynamics. This volume demonstrates the essential simplicity of the core ideas of Special Relativity, while acknowledging the challenges of developing new intuitions and dealing with the apparent paradoxes that arise. A valuable supplementary resource for intermediate undergraduates, as well as independent learners with some technical background, the Guide includes numerous exercises with hints and notes provided online. It lays the foundations for further study in General Relativity, which is introduced briefly in an appendix., Written for intermediate undergraduate students and independent learners with basic calculus, this Guide covers all of the core ideas of Special Relativity. It does so by using a modern, geometrical approach, which prepares the reader well for further study of General Relativity.
LC Classification Number
QC173.65
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