The Special Theory of Relativity: Foundations, Theory, Verification, Applications (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics) - Softcover

Book 46 of 119: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics

Christodoulides, Costas

 
9783319252728: The Special Theory of Relativity: Foundations, Theory, Verification, Applications (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3319252720 ISBN 13: 9783319252728
Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive, university-level introduction to Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. In addition to the purely theoretical aspect, emphasis is also given to its historical development as well as to the experiments that preceded the theory and those performed in order to test its validity.
The main body of the book consists of chapters on Relativistic Kinematics and Dynamics and their applications, Optics and Electromagnetism. These could be covered in a one-semester course. A more advanced course might include the subjects examined in the other chapters of the book and its appendices.
As a textbook, it has some unique characteristics: It provides detailed proofs of the theorems, offers abundant figures and discusses numerous examples. It also includes a number of problems for readers to solve, the complete solutions of which are given at the end of the book.
It is primarily intended for use by university students of physics, mathematics and engineering. However, as the mathematics needed is of an upper-intermediate level, the book will also appeal to a more general readership.

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About the Author

Costas Christodoulides
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics
School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences
National Technical University of Athens, Greece

From the Back Cover

This book offers a comprehensive, university-level introduction to Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. In addition to the purely theoretical aspect, emphasis is also given to its historical development as well as to the experiments that preceded the theory and those performed in order to test its validity.
The main body of the book consists of chapters on Relativistic Kinematics and Dynamics and their applications, Optics and Electromagnetism. These could be covered in a one-semester course. A more advanced course might include the subjects examined in the other chapters of the book and its appendices.
As a textbook, it has some unique characteristics: It provides detailed proofs of the theorems, offers abundant figures and discusses numerous examples. It also includes a number of problems for readers to solve, the complete solutions of which are given at the end of the book.
It is primarily intended for use by university students of physics, mathematics and engineering. However, as the mathematics needed is of an upper-intermediate level, the book will also appeal to a more general readership.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3319252720
ISBN 13 
9783319252728
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
497