The Special Theory of Relativity /

The Special Theory of Relativity / / 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 a...

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Morris, Dennis,
Place / Publishing House:Dulles, VA : : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Essentials of Physics Series
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t CONTENTS --   |t Introduction --   |t Chapter 1 An Overview of the Theory of Special Relativity --   |t Chapter 2 The Results of Special Relativity Without Detailed Explanation --   |t Chapter 3 Special Relativity in Physics --   |t Chapter 4 The Nature of Space --   |t Chapter 5 Physical Constants --   |t Chapter 6 Numbers --   |t Chapter 7 Comments on Matrices --   |t Chapter 8 Introduction to Finite Groups --   |t Chapter 9 Trigonometric Functions --   |t Chapter 10 Introduction to Vectors --   |t Chapter 11 The Nature of Velocity --   |t Chapter 12 Simultaneity --   |t Chapter 13 The Lorentz Transformation --   |t Chapter 14 Velocity and Acceleration Transformations --   |t Chapter 15 The Nature of Straight Lines and the Twin Paradox --   |t Chapter 16 4–Vectors --   |t Chapter 17 4-Momentum and Relativistic Mass --   |t Chapter 18 Doing it With Matrices --   |t Chapter 19 Electromagnetism --   |t Chapter 20 Quaternions --   |t Chapter 21 Electromagnetism With Quaternions --   |t Chapter 22 4-Dimensional Space-time and the Lorentz Group --   |t Chapter 23 The Expanding Universe and the Cosmic Background Radiation --   |t Chapter 24 Concluding Remarks --   |t Bibliography --   |t Index 
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