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Special relativity, electrodynamics, and general relativity : from Newton to Einstein /
Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity: From Newton to Einstein is intended to teach students of physics, astrophysics, astronomy, and cosmology how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental but accessible way. Designed to render any reader a "master of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United States :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
2018.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; SPECIAL RELATIVITY, ELECTRODYNAMICS, AND GENERAL RELATIVITY; SPECIAL RELATIVITY, ELECTRODYNAMICS, AND GENERAL RELATIVITY: From Newton to Einstein; Copyright; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE BOOK COVER; PREFACE; 1. SPECIAL RELATIVITY WITH A MISSION; 2. GENERAL RELATIVITY; 3. BACKGROUND READING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE READING; REFERENCES; 1
- Physics According to Newton-A World With No Speed Limit; 1.1 NEWTON'S WORLD: LAWS AND MEASUREMENTS; 1.2 NEWTON'S WORLD: NO PLACE FOR MAGNETISM; 2
- Space-Time Measurements According to Einstein; 2.1 A WORLD WITH A SPEED LIMIT.
- 2.2 MAKING A CLOCK WITH MIRRORS AND LIGHT2.3 LORENTZ CONTRACTION; 2.4 THE RELATIVITY OF SIMULTANEITY; 2.5 TIME DILATION REVISITED; 2.6 LORENTZ CONTRACTION REVISITED; PROBLEMS; REFERENCE; 3
- Visualizing Relativity-Minkowski Diagrams and the Twins; 3.1 SPACE AND TIME AXES FOR INERTIAL FRAMES AND THE CONSTANCY OF THE SPEED OF LIGHT; 3.2 VISUALIZING THE RELATIVITY OF SIMULTANEITY, TIME DILATION, AND LORENTZ CONTRACTION; 3.3 THE DOPPLER EFFECT; 3.4 THE TWIN PARADOX; 3.5 EINSTEIN MEETS SHAKESPEARE-RELATIVISTIC HISTORY; 3.6 REALITY, HORSE RACING, AND THE SPEED LIMIT; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES.
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- Lorentz Transformations (Boosts), Addition of Velocities, and Invariant Intervals4.1 LORENTZ TRANSFORMATION (BOOSTS); 4.1.1 Time Dilation; 4.1.2 Lorentz Contraction; 4.1.3 Relativity of Simultaneity; 4.2 RELATIVISTIC VELOCITY ADDITION; 4.3 CAUSALITY, LIGHT CONES, AND PROPER TIME; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 5
- Illustrations and Problems in Space-Time Measurements; 5.1 A SPACESHIP RENDEZVOUS; 5.2 A HOLE IN THE ICE; 5.3 A VELOCITY GREATER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT?; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 6
- Relativistic Dynamics: First Steps; 6.1 ENERGY, LIGHT, AND E = MC2.
- 6.2 PATCHING UP NEWTONIAN DYNAMICS-RELATIVISTIC MOMENTUM AND ENERGY6.3 RELATIVISTIC FORCE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION; 6.4 ENERGY AND MOMENTUM CONSERVATION, AND FOUR-VECTORS; 6.5 FOCUSING ON FOUR-VECTORS, TENSORS, AND NOTATION; 6.6 COLLISIONS AND CONSERVATION LAWS-CONVERTING MASS TO ENERGY AND ENERGY TO MASS, PRODUCING AND DESTROYING PARTICLES; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 7
- Acceleration and Forces in Relativity: The Birth of Dynamical Fields; 7.1 ACCELERATION IN RELATIVITY; 7.2 TRANSFORMATION PROPERTIES OF FORCES; 7.3 THE DEATH OF NEWTON'S THIRD LAW, AND STATIC FORCES: THE BIRTH OF FIELDS; PROBLEMS.
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- Boosting the Electrostatic Force, Electromagnetic Fields and More on Four-Vectors8.1 THE ELECTRIC FIELD AROUND A MOVING POINT CHARGE; 8.2 THE FORCE BETWEEN TWO MOVING CHARGES; 8.3 TRANSFORMING E AND B BETWEEN FRAMES; 8.4 MORE ON INVARIANTS AND FOUR-VECTORS; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; 9
- Maxwell's Equations of Electrodynamics and the Wave Equation; 9.1 BOOSTING GAUSS' LAW AND DISCOVERING MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; 9.2 THE WAVE EQUATION FOR LIGHT AND THE DERIVATION THAT LIGHT TRAVELS AT THE SPEED LIMIT; PROBLEMS; 10
- Magnetism in the Lab, the Discovery of Relativity, and the Way Forward.