E. Cunnigham

The Principle of Relativity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1914 book was one of the first treatises in the English language to focus on special relativity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9780521156868
• ISBN-10: 0521156866
• Artikelnr.: 33153402

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Principle of Relativity in Relation to General Physical Theory: 1. The relativity of Newtonian dynamics
2. The development of the concept of the aether
3. The electron theory
4. Correlation of stationary and moving systems
5. Einstein on the relativity of space and time
6. The kinematics of Einstein
7. The electron theory of matter
Part II. Minkowski's Four-Dimension World: 8. Minowski's four-dimension calculus
9. The field equations of the electron theory in Minkowski's form
10. Minkowski's electrodynamics of moving bodies
Part III. The Transition to Mechanical Theory: 11. The dynamics of the electron
12. Relativity and dynamical theory
13. The dynamics of a particle
14. The dynamics of continuous material media
15. Relativity and objective aether
16. Relativity and probability
17. Concluding remarks
Index.