02984nam 2200625Ia 450 991013999880332120200520144314.097866135599069781280381997128038199X9783642047855364204785810.1007/978-3-642-04785-5(CKB)1000000000821478(SSID)ssj0000372781(PQKBManifestationID)11302047(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000372781(PQKBWorkID)10438571(PQKB)11745800(DE-He213)978-3-642-04785-5(MiAaPQ)EBC3065007(PPN)258845945(PPN)149054467(EXLCZ)99100000000082147820100111d2010 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtccrSelf-force and inertia old light on new ideas /S.N. Lyle1st ed. 2010.Berlin ;Heidelberg Springer-Verlag20101 online resource (XIII, 396 p. 38 illus.) Lecture notes in physics,0075-8450 ;796Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9783642047848 364204784X Includes bibliographical references and index.and Guide -- Some Notions of Electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic Mass -- A Brief Excursion into General Relativity -- Momentum and Energy in the EM Fields of a Charge Dumbbell -- Self-Force for Transverse Linear Acceleration -- Self-Force for Axial Linear Acceleration -- Self-Force for Transverse Rotational Motion -- Self-Force for Longitudinal Rotational Motion -- Summary of Results -- Reconciling Energy- and Momentum-Derived EM Masses -- Rigidity in Relativity -- Mass in Elementary Particle Physics -- Summary and Conclusion.The vast majority of particles in particle physics are today considered to be bound states of other particles. All forms of binding energy and kinetic energy in such a state have to be included in its inertial mass. This book revives the classical explanation for this in the case of electromagnetic interactions. But it is also a reminder of the many benefits of this classical understanding that are simply dropped in modern accounts of inertia. This is a book for the motivated student who feels it is useful to remember where our theories come from. There is also a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in particle physics.Lecture notes in physics ;796.Inertia (Mechanics)Acceleration (Mechanics)Inertia (Mechanics)Acceleration (Mechanics)539.72Lyle S. N(Stephen N.)66385MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139998803321Self-Force and Inertia855594UNINA02658nam 2200493z 450 991028365150332120240730191238.01-908857-61-7(CKB)4100000006096493(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42441(MiAaPQ)EBC32223386(Au-PeEL)EBL32223386(oapen)doab42441(oapen)doab30289(EXLCZ)99410000000609649320202102d2018 |y 0engurcnu---unuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBrazil: Essays on History and Politics1st ed.University of London Press20181 electronic resource (232 p.)1-908857-54-4 Introduction : Why Brazil? An autobiographical fragment, page 1 -- 1. Brazil and Latin America, page 19 -- 2. Britain and Brazil (1808-1914), page 57 -- 3. The Paraguayan War (1864-70), page 93 -- 4. The decline and fall of slavery in Brazil (1850-88), page 113 -- 5. The long road to democracy in Brazil, page 147 -- 6. Populism in Brazil, page 175 -- 7. The failure of the Left in Brazil, page 195.Published to mark his 80th birthday, this volume consists of seven essays by Leslie Bethell on major themes in modern Brazilian history and politics: Brazil and Latin America; Britain and Brazil (1808-1914); The Paraguayan War (1864-70); The decline and fall of slavery (1850-1888); The long road to democracy; Populism; The failure of the Left. The essays are new, but they draw on book chapters and journal articles published (mainly in Portuguese) and public lectures delivered in the ten years since his retirement as founding Director of the University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies in 2007. In an autobiographical Introduction (Why Brazil?) Professor Bethell describes how, from the most unlikely of backgrounds, he became a historian of Brazil and how he came to devote much of his long academic career to the promotion and development of Brazilian studies in UK (and, to a lesser extent, US) universities.BrazilHistorybicsscBrazilPolitics and governmentBrazilHistoryHistorythema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH HistoryHistory981Leslie Bethellauth173141MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910283651503321Brazil2214582UNINA