The Special Theory of Relativity / / Dennis Morris.

• VerfasserIn: Morris, Dennis,
• Place / Publishing House: Dulles, VA : : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Essentials of Physics Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Introduction --; Chapter 1 An Overview of the Theory of Special Relativity --; Chapter 2 The Results of Special Relativity Without Detailed Explanation --; Chapter 3 Special Relativity in Physics --; Chapter 4 The Nature of Space --; Chapter 5 Physical Constants --; Chapter 6 Numbers --; Chapter 7 Comments on Matrices --; Chapter 8 Introduction to Finite Groups --; Chapter 9 Trigonometric Functions --; Chapter 10 Introduction to Vectors --; Chapter 11 The Nature of Velocity --; Chapter 12 Simultaneity --; Chapter 13 The Lorentz Transformation --; Chapter 14 Velocity and Acceleration Transformations --; Chapter 15 The Nature of Straight Lines and the Twin Paradox --; Chapter 16 4–Vectors --; Chapter 17 4-Momentum and Relativistic Mass --; Chapter 18 Doing it With Matrices --; Chapter 19 Electromagnetism --; Chapter 20 Quaternions --; Chapter 21 Electromagnetism With Quaternions --; Chapter 22 4-Dimensional Space-time and the Lorentz Group --; Chapter 23 The Expanding Universe and the Cosmic Background Radiation --; Chapter 24 Concluding Remarks --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781683923190
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Dennis Morris.

This book concentrates on presenting the theory of special relativity as the geometry of space-time. The presentation is straightforward, complete and reader-friendly, with explanatory asides, that give historical context and links with other branches of physics and mathematics. The final chapters are devoted to a comprehensive and detailed exposition of Einstein’s special relativity.