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The Geometry of Special Relativity - A Concise Course

The Geometry of Special Relativity - A Concise Course - SpringerBriefs in Physics

2012

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this concise primer it is shown that, with simple diagrams, the phenomena of time dilatation, length contraction and Lorentz transformations can be deduced from the fact that in a vacuum one cannot distinguish physically straight and uniform motion from rest, and that the speed of light does not depend on the speed of either the source or the observer. The text proceeds to derive the important results of relativistic physics and to resolve its apparent paradoxes. A short introduction into the covariant formulation of electrodynamics is also given. This publication addresses, in particular, students of physics and mathematics in their final undergraduate year.

Book information

ISBN: 9783642283284
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 2012
Language: English
Number of pages: 143
Weight: 246g
Height: 154mm
Width: 235mm
Spine width: 10mm