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The Special Theory of Relativity: Foundations, Theory, Verification, Applications
Costas Christodoulides
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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: ... Read more
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: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319252728
SKU
V9783319252728
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About Costas Christodoulides
Costas ChristodoulidesProfessor EmeritusDepartment of PhysicsSchool of Applied Mathematical and Physical SciencesNational Technical University of Athens, Greece
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