Basic Relativity
An Introductory Essay
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2011
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2011
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-17809-2 (ISBN)
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-17809-2 (ISBN)
This text goes much further than describing the fundamentals of general relativity, using a fresh approach that explains perplexing relativistic effects such as time dilation and Lorentz contraction prior to the volume's discussion of Lorentz-transformation.
This brief represents 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.
This brief represents 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.
Péter Hraskó received higher education in the Ural State Technological University in Yekaterinburg (former Sverdlovsk in USSR) and Ph. D. degree in physics in the KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics in Budapest (Hungary). He worked there until his retirement. He was also professor of the Theoretical Physics Department at the University of Pécs (Hungary). Péter Hraskó received the Prometheus Medal of the Hungarian Society of Physics for the Spreading of Scientific Knowledge.
From Time Dilation to E = mc^2.- The Lorentz Transformation.- General Relativity.- Concluding Remarks.- Selected Problems
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.3.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SpringerBriefs in Physics |
| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 104 p. 16 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 180 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik | |
| Schlagworte | Einstein synchronization • Gravity Probe B • Mass-energy relation • Notion of relativistic mass • Novel approach to relativity • twin paradox |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-17809-X / 364217809X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-17809-2 / 9783642178092 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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