UID:
edocfu_9959234997902883
Format:
1 online resource (177 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-383-02973-3
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1-280-75757-4
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9786610757572
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0-19-154662-3
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1-4237-8661-0
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Uniform Title:
Spezielle Relativitätstheorie.
Content:
"Special relativity provides the foundations of our understanding of space and time. This book gives a modern introduction to the theory, and covers the most recent experimental developments"--Provided by publisher.
Content:
Special relativity provides the foundations of our understanding of space and time. Without it, elementary particle physics would be unthinkable, and modern navigational systems could not function. This book provides a gentle introduction to the theory, and covers the most recent experimental developments.
Note:
Formerly CIP.
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Previously issued in print: 2005.
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Cover; Contents; 1 Origin and significance of Special Relativity; 2 Historical developments; 2.1 The dualistic concept of matter in the 19th century; 2.2 The principle of relativity in mechanics; 2.3 Is the relativity principle valid in electrodynamics?; 2.4 Experiments, contradictions, and consequences; 2.4.1 Aberration; 2.4.2 Fizeau's experiment; 2.4.3 The Michelson-Morley experiment; 2.4.4 The FitzGerald-Lorentz deformation hypothesis; 3 Foundations of Special Relativity; 3.1 The notion of simultaneity; 3.2 Lorentz transformations; 3.3 Time dilation and length contraction
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3.3.1 Time dilation3.3.2 Length contraction; 3.4 Addition of velocities; 3.5 Causality relations; 3.6 Aberration and Doppler effect; 3.6.1 Aberration; 3.6.2 Doppler effect; 3.7 Length contraction and visual appearance; 3.8 Mass, momentum, and kinetic energy; 3.9 Probably the most famous formula in all of physics; 3.10 Electrodynamics: Invariance of Maxwell's equations; 4 Further consequences and applications of Special Relativity; 4.1 Atomic physics; 4.2 Nuclear physics; 4.3 Elementary particle physics; 4.4 Daily physics: navigational systems; 4.5 Science fiction: travel to distant stars?
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4.6 Outlook on General Relativity5 Closer encounters with special topics; 5.1 Ole Rømer's measurement of the velocity of light; 5.2 The independence of the velocity of light from the state of motion of the source; 5.3 Do superluminal velocities exist?; 5.4 The Kennedy-Thorndike experiment; 5.5 The Ives-Stilwell experiment; 5.6 The current experimental status of Special Relativity; 5.7 Synchronization by slow clock-transport; 5.8 Aberration and conformal transformations; 5.9 Transformation formulae for momentum, energy, and force; 5.10 Minkowski space and the Lorentz group; Bibliography
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GlossarySymbols, units, constants; Picture Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-856746-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780198567462.001.0001
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