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Introduction to the Relativity Principle
Contributor(s): Barton, G. (Author)
ISBN: 0471998966     ISBN-13: 9780471998969
Publisher: Wiley
OUR PRICE:   $74.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 1999
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Annotation: Relativity, almost a hundred years old in its classic Einsteinian form, is one of the most fascinating threads running through science from Galileo's day to ours. This book, based on a short course at the University of Sussex, presents relativity as a natural outgrowth of dynamics: the concepts are introduced through careful physical reasoning and simple mathematics, and are then applied over a wide range, well meshed with current undergraduate syllabuses. Features
  • An accessible introduction through pre-Einstein relativity
  • Scrupulously assessed experimental evidence (mostly modern)
  • Elementary mathematics, aimed at a working acquaintance with kinematics, energy and momentum conservation, and the propagation of plane waves
  • The book includes many carefully chosen examples and student problems
Introduction to the Relativity Principle is suitable for undergraduates studying physics, also as a preliminary to more formal courses designed for mathematicians.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics - Relativity
- Mathematics
Dewey: 530.11
LCCN: 99017294
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.62" W x 9.49" (0.89 lbs) 250 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Die Relativit t ist ein Thema, das Physik- und Mathematikstudenten gleicherma en interessiert, fasziniert und unterh lt. Sorgf ltig geschrieben und strukturiert, handelt dieses Buch Theorie und Konzepte der Relativit t ab; zahlreiche Beispiele und bungsaufgaben aus der modernen Physik helfen beim Vertiefen des Stoffes. (09/99)