Introduction to the Relativity PrincipleISBN: 978-0-471-99896-9
Paperback
250 pages
July 1999
 Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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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.
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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Mathematical & Computational Physics
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