* A comprehensive introduction to special relativity for undergraduate study * Based on the highly regarded textbook Relativity and High Energy Physics * Includes numerous worked examples * Now thoroughly revised and expanded * Fully meets the needs of first year physics undergraduates
* A comprehensive introduction to special relativity for undergraduate study * Based on the highly regarded textbook Relativity and High Energy Physics * Includes numerous worked examples * Now thoroughly revised and expanded * Fully meets the needs of first year physics undergraduates
PREFACE 1. NEWTONIAN MECHANICS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY 2. MOTION OF CHARGES IN ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS 3. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF SPECIAL RELATIVITY 4. SPECIAL RELATIVITY AND THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS 5. RELATIVISTIC KINEMATICS AND OPTICS 6. RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS AND CONSERVATION LAWS 7. FOUR-VECTOR METHODS 8. ELECTROMAGNETISM AND SPECIAL RELATIVITY 9. SPACE TRAVEL AND THE CLOCK PARADOX APPENDIX A. THE MICHELSON - MORLEY EXPERIMENT APPENDIX B. SIMULTANEITY OF SPATIALLY SEPARATED EVENTS APPENDIX C. THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUIVALENCE ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS INDEX
PREFACE 1. NEWTONIAN MECHANICS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY 2. MOTION OF CHARGES IN ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS 3. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF SPECIAL RELATIVITY 4. SPECIAL RELATIVITY AND THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS 5. RELATIVISTIC KINEMATICS AND OPTICS 6. RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS AND CONSERVATION LAWS 7. FOUR-VECTOR METHODS 8. ELECTROMAGNETISM AND SPECIAL RELATIVITY 9. SPACE TRAVEL AND THE CLOCK PARADOX APPENDIX A. THE MICHELSON - MORLEY EXPERIMENT APPENDIX B. SIMULTANEITY OF SPATIALLY SEPARATED EVENTS APPENDIX C. THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUIVALENCE ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS INDEX
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