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Special Theory of Relativity

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Book cover: The Hyperbolic Theory of Special RelativityThe Hyperbolic Theory of Special Relativity
by - arXiv.org ,
The book is a historically based exposition and an extension of the hyperbolic version of special relativity first proposed by Varicak (1910 etc) and others not long after the appearance of the early papers of Einstein and Minkowski.
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Book cover: Spacetime PhysicsSpacetime Physics
by - W. H. Freeman and Co. ,
Written by two of the field's true pioneers, Spacetime Physics can enhance coverage of specialty relativity in the classroom. This book covers microgravity, collider accelerators, satellite probes, neutron detectors, radioastronomy, and pulsars.
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Book cover: Mechanics and RelativityMechanics and Relativity
by - TU Delft Open ,
The reader is taken on a tour through time and space. Starting from the basic axioms formulated by Newton and Einstein, the theory of motion at both the everyday and the highly relativistic level is developed without the need of prior knowledge.
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Book cover: Theory of Special RelativityTheory of Special Relativity
by - arXiv ,
The main purpose of these notes is to introduce 4-vectors and the matrix notation and to demonstrate their use in solving problems in Special Relativity. The pre-requisites are calculus-based Classical Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism.
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Book cover: An Introduction to the Special Theory of RelativityAn Introduction to the Special Theory of Relativity
by - D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. ,
It is the purpose of this book to provide an introduction to the Special Theory of Relativity which is accessible to any student who has had an introduction to general physics and some slight acquaintance with the calculus.
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Book cover: The Geometry of Special RelativityThe Geometry of Special Relativity
by - Oregon State University ,
This text is intended either as a supplement to a traditional physics course which includes special relativity, or as a textbook for a course in geometry or relativity. It emphasizes the fact that special relativity is just hyperbolic trigonometry.
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Book cover: Getting the Measure of Einstein's Space and TimeGetting the Measure of Einstein's Space and Time
by - University of Nevada, Las Vegas ,
The space and time introduced by Albert Einstein is explained by examining a series of simple thought or 'gedanken' experiments. The development makes extensive use of spacetime diagrams to help readers appreciate the full extent of these changes.
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Book cover: Test Problems in Mechanics and Special RelativityTest Problems in Mechanics and Special Relativity
by - arXiv ,
These test problems were used by the author as weekly control works for the first year physics students at Novosibirsk State University in 2005. Solutions of the problems are also given. Written in Russian and English language.
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Book cover: Special RelativitySpecial Relativity
by - Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics ,
These notes introduce undergraduates to special relativity from its founding principle to its varied consequences. The text can also serve as a reference for those of us who need to use special relativity regularly but have no long-term memory.
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Book cover: From aether theory to Special RelativityFrom aether theory to Special Relativity
by - arXiv ,
At the end of the 19th century light was regarded as an electromagnetic wave propagating in a material medium called ether. The speed c appearing in Maxwell's wave equations was the speed of light with respect to the ether...
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Book cover: The Special Theory of RelativityThe Special Theory of Relativity
by - Macquarie University ,
Contents: Frames of Reference; The Galilean Transformation; Newtonian Force and Momentum; Maxwell's Equations and the Ether; Einstein's Postulates; Clock Synchronization in an Inertial Frame; Lorentz Transformation; Relativistic Dynamics; etc.
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Book cover: Dynamics and RelativityDynamics and Relativity
by - University of Cambridge ,
This is an introductory course on Newtonian mechanics and special relativity given to first year undergraduates. Topics: Forces; Dimensional Analysis; Systems of Particles; Central Forces; Rigid Bodies; Non-Inertial Frames; Special Relativity.
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Book cover: Lecture Notes on Special RelativityLecture Notes on Special Relativity
by - Macquarie University ,
Special relativity lecture notes. From the table of contents: Introduction: What is Relativity?; Frames of Reference; Newtonian Relativity; Einsteinian Relativity;Geometry of Flat Spacetime; Electrodynamics in Special Relativity.
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Book cover: RelativityRelativity
by - G. Bell & sons ,
The chapters which follow are lectures delivered before the Edinburgh Mathematical Colloquium on the subject of Relativity. The subject is treated in the historical order, the author brought it down to the stage in which it was left by Minkowski.
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Book cover: The Theory of the Relativity of MotionThe Theory of the Relativity of Motion
by - University of California Press ,
Classic introduction to Einstein's theory, written by a prominent physicist, provides the two main postulates upon which the theory rests and their experimental evidence. The relation between relativity and the principle of least action is discussed.
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Book cover: Begin the Adventure: How to Break the Light Barrier by A.D. 2070Begin the Adventure: How to Break the Light Barrier by A.D. 2070
by - Pima Community College Press ,
The premise of this book is that the effects of the special theory of relativity are a kinematical perspective rather than being real; but 'reality' is a slippery concept, and it is expected that the reader will keep that in mind.
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Book cover: Relativity Without TearsRelativity Without Tears
by - arXiv ,
The author argues in favor of logical instead of historical trend in teaching of relativity and that special relativity is neither paradoxical nor correct, but the most natural description of the real space-time valid for all practical purposes.
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Book cover: Henri Poincare and Relativity TheoryHenri Poincare and Relativity Theory
by - arXiv ,
The book presents ideas by Poincare and Minkowski according to which the essence and the main content of the relativity theory are the following: the space and time form a unique four-dimensional continuum supplied by the pseudo-Euclidean geometry.
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Book cover: Mechanics and Special RelativityMechanics and Special Relativity
by - Harvard College ,
For students with good preparation in physics and mathematics at the level of the advanced placement curriculum. Topics include an introduction to Lagrangian mechanics, Noether's theorem, special relativity, collisions and scattering, etc.
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Book cover: Special Relativity and GeometrySpecial Relativity and Geometry
by ,
This is a book on the foundations of Special Relativity from a synthetic viewpoint. The book has a strong visual appeal, modeling with affine geometry. As a subproduct we develop several programs to visualize relativistic motions.
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Book cover: Special RelativitySpecial Relativity
- Wikibooks ,
This text presents special relativity from first principles and logically arrives at the conclusions using simple diagrams and some thought experiments. It is possible to understand the first part of the book using only high school algebra.
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