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.)

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...

Table of Contents

• 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