Special Relativity: A First Encounter
100 years since Einstein
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 7 April 2011
- ISBN 9780198567479
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages176 pages
- Size 195x136x9 mm
- Weight 190 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 38 b/w line drawings 0
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Short description:
Special relativity provides the foundations of our understanding of space and time. Without it, our understanding of the world and its place in the universe would be unthinkable. This book gives a gentle and fully self-contained introduction to the subject, and covers the most recent experimental developments.
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Special relativity provides the foundations of our knowledge of space and time. Without it, our understanding of the world, and its place in the universe, would be unthinkable. This book gives a concise, elementary, yet exceptionally modern, introduction to special relativity. It is a gentle yet serious 'first encounter', in that it conveys a true understanding rather than purely reports the basic facts. Only very elementary mathematical knowledge is needed to master it (basic high-school maths), yet it will leave the reader with a sound understanding of the subject.
Special Relativity: A First Encounter starts with a broad historical introduction and motivation of the basic notions. The central chapters are dedicated to special relativity, mainly following Einstein's historical route. Later chapters turn to various applications in all parts of physics and everyday life. Unlike other books on the subject, the current status of the experimental foundations of special relativity is accurately reported and the experiments explained. This book will appeal to anyone wanting a introduction to the subject, as well as being background reading for students beginning a course in physics.
The book under review is a small but beautiful introduction to special relativity theory. This book is recommended to all people who wish to understand and appreciate one of the most beautiful and exciting theories of the twenieth century: special relativity theory.
Table of Contents:
Origin and Significance of Special Relativity
Historical Developments
Foundations of Special Relativity
Further Consequences and Applications of Special Relativity
Appendices
Glossary
Symbols, Units, Constants
