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Basic Relativity An Introductory Essay
Titre:
Basic Relativity An Introductory Essay
ISBN (Numéro international normalisé des livres):
9783642178108
Auteur personnel:
Edition:
1st ed. 2011.
PRODUCTION_INFO:
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Description physique:
VIII, 104 p. 16 illus. online resource.
Collections:
SpringerBriefs in Physics,
Table des matières:
From Time Dilation to E = mc^2 -- The Lorentz Transformation -- General Relativity -- Concluding Remarks -- Selected Problems.
Extrait:
This Brief presents a new way of introducing relativity theory, in which perplexing relativistic effects such as time dilation and Lorentz contraction are explained prior to the discussion of Lorentz-transformation. The notion of relativistic mass is shown to contradict the spirit of relativity theory and the true significance of the mass-energy relation is contrasted with the popular view of it. The author discusses the twin paradox from the point of view of both siblings. Last but not least, the fundamentals of general relativity are described, including the recent Gravity Probe B experiment.
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Langue:
Anglais