It is certainly one of the most remarkable achievements of science to date, it was developed by einstein with little or no experimental motivation but driven instead by philosophical questions. I am sure that they exist, but i could not immediately think of any. It is the purpose of this book to provide an introduction to the special theory of relativity which is accessible to any student who has had an introduction to general physics and some slight acquaintance with the calculus. The special theory of relativity einsteins world in new. Introduction to special relativity by robert resnick.
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After a brief introduction to elementary electromagnetic theory, it is reformulated as a theory in fourdimensions using tensors in chapter 6. The special and general theory preface december, 1916 the present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of. Much of the material is at a level suitable for high school students who have had advanced placement in physics and. The special theory of relativity a mathematical approach. The first edition of the novel was published in 1916, and was written by albert einstein.
Experience and the special theory of relativity 17. The aim of this book is to introduce people without a strong physics or even scientific background to the special and general theories of relativity and now i want to read other similar scientific books. He includes, for example, a section on the common sense of relativity. Frames of reference and newtons laws, the speed of light, michelsonmorley experiment, special relativity, the lorentz transformations, time dilation, adding velocities. Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in the absence of gravity.
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