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A Student's Guide to Special Relativity
A Student's Guide to Special Relativity
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This guide provides an accessible route through Special Relativity, using a modern axiomatic and geometrical approach. It explains key concepts, introduces Einstein's postulates, and explores length contraction and time dilation through the Lorentz transformation. It is a valuable supplementary resource for intermediate undergraduates and independent learners with some technical background, and lays the foundations for further study in General Relativity.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 170 pages
Publication date: 03 February 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
This comprehensive guide offers a user-friendly pathway into the realm of Special Relativity, employing a modern axiomatic and geometrical approach. It commences by elucidating fundamental concepts and presenting Einstein's postulates, which serve as the foundation for this theory. The subsequent chapters delve into the qualitative and quantitative consequences of these postulates, namely length contraction and time dilation. These intricate threads are interconnected through the mathematical framework of the Lorentz transformation, providing a cohesive framework for understanding the principles of Special Relativity. Subsequently, these concepts are applied to kinematics and dynamics, offering a practical understanding of the subject matter.
While acknowledging the inherent challenges of cultivating new intuitions and navigating the apparent paradoxes that arise, this volume strives to showcase the essential simplicity of the core ideas of Special Relativity. It serves as a valuable supplementary resource for intermediate undergraduates, as well as independent learners with a foundational technical background. The guide includes an abundance of exercises accompanied by hints and notes, which are readily accessible online. Furthermore, it serves as a solid foundation for further exploration into General Relativity, which is briefly introduced in an appendix.
Weight: 344g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108995634
Edition number: New ed
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