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Special Relativity: An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions
Michael Tsamparlis
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Description for Special Relativity: An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions
Hardcover. This book on Special Relativity presents the relativistic collisions in a new geometric way and prepares the student for the next steps into Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. Much of the material is not contained in standard books on the subject. Num Pages: 612 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Writing a new book on the classic subject of Special Relativity, on which numerous important physicists have contributed and many books have already been written, can be like adding another epicycle to the Ptolemaic cosmology. Furthermore, it is our belief that if a book has no new elements, but simply repeats what is written in the existing literature, perhaps with a different style, then this is not enough to justify its publication. However, after having spent a number of years, both in class and research with relativity, I have come to the conclusion that there exists a place for a ... Read more
Writing a new book on the classic subject of Special Relativity, on which numerous important physicists have contributed and many books have already been written, can be like adding another epicycle to the Ptolemaic cosmology. Furthermore, it is our belief that if a book has no new elements, but simply repeats what is written in the existing literature, perhaps with a different style, then this is not enough to justify its publication. However, after having spent a number of years, both in class and research with relativity, I have come to the conclusion that there exists a place for a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
1018g
Number of Pages
595
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642038365
SKU
V9783642038365
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