The theory of relativity : principles, logic and experimental foundation /
The theory of relativity : principles, logic and experimental foundation /
editor: Qing-Ping Ma (The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Business School, Zhejiang, China).
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- Physics research and technology .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The principle of relativity and the constancy of the speed of light -- The Michelson-Morley experiment and the relative velocity of light -- Lorentz transformation and its derivation -- Variables in the Lorentz transformation -- Time dilation and time paradox -- Length contraction and length paradoxes -- Mass, motion, momentum and related paradoxes -- Mass-energy relation -- Time, space and simultaneity -- Test theories and experimental verification of special relativity.
The theory of relativity has been hailed as one of the two most important scientific discoveries in the 20th century. This book presents a comprehensive introduction and analysis of the special theory of relativity and its logical and experimental foundations. It explains in detail the basic principles of the relativity theory, introduces all the important experiments and examines the logic in the reasoning of relativistic results and conclusions. The two fundamental postulates, the principle of relativity and the constancy of the speed of light, are extensively discussed in relation to histor.
9781629484280 (electronic bk.) 1629484288 (electronic bk.)
Relativity (Physics)
Relativité (Physique)
SCIENCE--Energy.
SCIENCE--Mechanics--General.
SCIENCE--Physics--General.
Relativity (Physics)
Electronic books.
7
Electronic books.
QC173.55 / .T485 2013eb
530.11
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The principle of relativity and the constancy of the speed of light -- The Michelson-Morley experiment and the relative velocity of light -- Lorentz transformation and its derivation -- Variables in the Lorentz transformation -- Time dilation and time paradox -- Length contraction and length paradoxes -- Mass, motion, momentum and related paradoxes -- Mass-energy relation -- Time, space and simultaneity -- Test theories and experimental verification of special relativity.
The theory of relativity has been hailed as one of the two most important scientific discoveries in the 20th century. This book presents a comprehensive introduction and analysis of the special theory of relativity and its logical and experimental foundations. It explains in detail the basic principles of the relativity theory, introduces all the important experiments and examines the logic in the reasoning of relativistic results and conclusions. The two fundamental postulates, the principle of relativity and the constancy of the speed of light, are extensively discussed in relation to histor.
9781629484280 (electronic bk.) 1629484288 (electronic bk.)
Relativity (Physics)
Relativité (Physique)
SCIENCE--Energy.
SCIENCE--Mechanics--General.
SCIENCE--Physics--General.
Relativity (Physics)
Electronic books.
7
Electronic books.
QC173.55 / .T485 2013eb
530.11