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Special relativity : an introduction with 200 problems and solutions
Abstract
Writing a new book on the classic subject of Special Relativity... 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.
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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 new book. Since it appears that somewhere along the way, mathematics may have obscured and prevailed to the degree that we tend to teach relativity (and I believe, theoretical physics) simply using “heavier” mathematics without the inspiration and the mastery of the classic physicists of the last century... On the other hand, physics cannot be done a la carte stripped from philosophy, or, to put it in a simple but dramatic context... As a result of the above, a major aim in the writing of this book has been the distinction between the mathematics of Minkowski space and the physics of relativity.Presents the relativistic collisions in a new geometric way and prepares the student for the next steps into Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
Provides a full overview of the mathematics needed to understand special relativity
Consolidated unit of math, physics and application examples
200 carefully selected and worked out problems with solutions available online
Understand special relativity without much help from the instructor (Fonte: Editore)