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Introduction to the Relativity Principle

ISBN: 978-0-471-99895-2
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250 pages
July 1999
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Preliminaries.

The Relativity Principle, and its Applications in Newtonian Physics.

Einstein's Relativity Principle.

KINEMATICS.

Lorentz Transformations.

Invariant Intervals and Space-Time Diagrams.

Proper Time and Nonuniform Motion.

Four-Vectors.

Four-Acceleration.

MOMENTUM AND ENERGY.

Particle Dynamics: Momentum and Energy.

Natural Units, and the Prevalence of MeV.

Systems of Particles: Four-Momentum Conservation using Invariants.

WAVES.

Plane Waves.

Light Waves in Empty Space: Aberration and Doppler Effect.

Appendices.

Problems.

Index.
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