LEADER 04804nam 22007215 450 001 9910300534503321 005 20200704055621.0 010 $a981-10-6253-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-10-6253-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000000882511 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-10-6253-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6312709 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5579663 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5579663 035 $a(OCoLC)1066178071 035 $z(PPN)258862947 035 $a(PPN)22012325X 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000882511 100 $a20171030d2018 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConceptual Evolution of Newtonian and Relativistic Mechanics /$fby Amitabha Ghosh 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (XVI, 122 p. 153 illus.) 225 1 $aUndergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,$x2192-4791 311 $a981-10-6252-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntrodution -- Evolution of Dynamics -- Some Basic Concepts in Newtonian Mechanics -- Basic Concepts in Special Relativity -- Principle of Equivalence and Physical Foundations of General Theory of Relativity. 330 $aThis book provides an introduction to Newtonian and relativistic mechanics. Unlike other books on the topic, which generally take a 'top-down' approach, it follows a novel system to show how the concepts of the 'science of motion' evolved through a veritable jungle of intermediate ideas and concepts. Starting with Aristotelian philosophy, the text gradually unravels how the human mind slowly progressed towards the fundamental ideas of inertia physics. The concepts that now appear so obvious to even a high school student took great intellectuals more than a millennium to clarify. The book explores the evolution of these concepts through the history of science. After a comprehensive overview of the discovery of dynamics, it explores fundamental issues of the properties of space and time and their relation with the laws of motion. It also explores the concepts of spatio-temporal locality and fields, and offers a philosophical discussion of relative motion versus absolute motion, as well as the concept of an absolute space. Furthermore, it presents Galilean transformation and the principle of relativity, inadequacy of Galilean relativity and emergence of the spatial theory of relativity with an emphasis on physical understanding, as well as the debate over relative motion versus absolute motion and Mach's principle followed by the principle of equivalence. The natural follow-on to this section is the physical foundations of general theory of relativity. Lastly, the book ends with some new issues and possibilities regarding further modifications of the laws of motion leading to the solution of a number of fundamental issues closely connected with the characteristics of the cosmos. It is a valuable resource for undergraduate students of physics, engineering, mathematics, and related disciplines. It is also suitable for interdisciplinary coursework and introductory reading outside the classroom. 410 0$aUndergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,$x2192-4791 606 $aMechanics 606 $aMechanics, Applied 606 $aMechanical engineering 606 $aHistory 606 $aPhysics 606 $aClassical Mechanics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P21018 606 $aTheoretical and Applied Mechanics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T15001 606 $aMechanical Engineering$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17004 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 606 $aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P29000 615 0$aMechanics. 615 0$aMechanics, Applied. 615 0$aMechanical engineering. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aPhysics. 615 14$aClassical Mechanics. 615 24$aTheoretical and Applied Mechanics. 615 24$aMechanical Engineering. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. 676 $a530.11 700 $aGhosh$b Amitabha$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$06057 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300534503321 996 $aConceptual Evolution of Newtonian and Relativistic Mechanics$91867795 997 $aUNINA