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Michael tsamparlis author visit amazons michael tsamparlis page. Special relativity, part of the wideranging physical theory of relativity formed by the germanborn physicist albert einstein. The laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of reference. Special relativity by michael tsamparlis, 9783642038365, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Michael tsamparlis at national and kapodistrian university of athens.
The speed of light is independent of the motion of the light source or observer. Einsteins postulates for the special theory of relativity. List of books in category theory of relativity and gravitation 1. Glendenning, special and general relativity, springer 2007. Simple relativity is a 2d short educational animation film. Most books on special relativity do not cover important aspects of special relativity in enough depth as to make a student at home with special relativity. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An introduction with 200 problems and solutions, by michael tsamparlis. This textbook develops special relativity in a systematic way assuming no prior. Tsamparlis book on special relativity physics forums. An introduction with 200 problems and solutions by michael tsamparlis covers a lot of stuff and goes in depth. Vesselin petkov, relativity and the dimensionality of the world, springer 2007. It is in no sense a provisional theory and is largely compatible with quantum theory.
The eulerlagrange equations and constants of the motion. Einstein june 30, 1905 it is known that maxwells electrodynamicsas usually understood at the present timewhen applied to moving bodies, leads to asymmetries which do not appear to be inherent in the phenomena. Introduction to special relativity, measuring time and space in the same units, intelligent observers, event and spacetime diagrams 1. We will probably have a lecture or two to introduce his general theory as well, but the principal focus will be on special relativity, which we will study in quite a bit of detail. Michael tsamparlis, special relativity, springer 2010. The film is an attempt to explain albert einsteins special theory of relativity with a simpler visual representation and exciting. It can also be used as a sr cookbook, because if you need some sr formula, you will probably find it there. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Special relativity is a featured book on wikibooks because it contains substantial content, it is wellformatted, and the wikibooks community has decided to feature it on the main page or in other places. Special relativity an introduction with 200 problems and. Special relativity is now one of the foundation blocks of physics. Scientists such as austrian physicist ernst mach and. Please continue to improve it and thanks for the great work so far. Special relativity is a geometric theory of physics, which can be written and studied covariantly in terms of lorentz tensors fourvectors, etc.
Freund, special relativity, world scientific, 2008. Jun 16, 2010 special relativity by michael tsamparlis, 9783642038365, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An introduction to the special theory of relativity. Along with quantum mechanics, relativity is central to modern physics. These postulates cannot be satisfied using the galilean equations. It is perhaps a little unfortunate that the word relativity immediately conjures up thoughts about the work of einstein. List of books in category theory of relativity and gravitation. Documents and settingsphilip harrismy documentsteaching. The word relativity is well known and strongly associated with einstein, but most people havent actually studied the theory. In that respect it is linked to an online repository with more than 200 problems, carefully classified according to subject area and solved in detail, providing an independent. Special relativity einstein 1905 based on two postulates. If not, then you probably wont find it easily in some other sr textbook. These principles, and their consequences constitute the special theory of relativity. Special relativity, french, solutions manual physics forums.
This new edition textbook including a problems and solution section develops special relativity in a systematic way and offers the unique feature of having more than 200 problems with detailed solutions to empower students to gain a real understanding of this core subject in physics. February 14, 2008 the views of space and time which i wish to lay before you have sprung from the soil of experimental physics, and therein lies their strength. This is sad as without internalizing the physics of special general relativity and quantum mechanics, no one can think as real physicist can. Syllabus introduction to special relativity physics mit. Special relativity is a theory of exceptional elegance. One important everyday application of general relativity is a correction needed for the extremely accurate time keeping required for gps global positioning system. The cornerstone of the theory of special relativity is the principle of relativity.
Oyvind gron, sigbjorn hervik, einsteins general theory of relativity, chapter 2. Special relativity although newtonian mechanics gives an excellent description of nature, it is not universally valid. Fundamental laws of physics are identical for any two observers in uniform relative motion. Suppose we are trying to describe the world as we see it. In 1915 he published his general theory of relativity, dealing withgravityandacceleration. Title wolfgang rindler introduction to special relativity author. An introduction with 200 problems and solutions michael tsamparlis auth. An introduction with 200 problems and solutions this. Special relativity an introduction with 200 problems and solutions. It is the purpose of this book to provide an introduction to the special theory of relativity which is accessible to any stu dent who has had an introduction to general physics and some slight acquaintance with the calculus.
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