LEADER 06344nam 22006615 450 001 9910438124603321 005 20200707023319.0 010 $a3-319-01107-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-01107-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000015817 035 $a(EBL)1398262 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000988282 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11540875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000988282 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10950658 035 $a(PQKB)10222209 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-01107-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6311450 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1398262 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1398262 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10976301 035 $a(OCoLC)858941813 035 $a(PPN)172423562 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000015817 100 $a20130812d2013 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSpecial Relativity /$fby Valerio Faraoni 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 225 1 $aUndergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,$x2192-4791 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-01106-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFundamentals of Special Relativity -- Introduction -- The Principle of Relativity -- Groups?the Galilei group -- Galileian law of addition of velocities -- The lesson from electromagnetism -- The postulates of Special Relativity -- Consequences of the postulates -- Conclusion -- Problems -- The Lorentz transformation -- Introduction -- The Lorentz transformation -- Derivation of the Lorentz transformation -- Mathematical properties of the Lorentz transformation -- Absolute speed limit and causality -- Length contraction from the Lorentz transformation -- Time dilation from the Lorentz transformation -- Transformation of velocities and accelerations in Special Relativity -- Matrix representation of the Lorentz transformation -- The Lorentz group -- The Lorentz transformation as a rotation by an imaginary angle with imaginary time -- The GPS system -- Conclusion -- Problems -- The 4-dimensional world view -- Introduction -- The 4-dimensional world -- Spacetime diagrams -- Conclusion -- Problems -- The formalism of tensors -- Introduction -- Vectors and tensors -- Contravariant and covariant vectors -- Contravariant and covariant tensors -- Tensor algebra -- Tensor fields -- Index-free description of tensors -- The metric tensor -- The Levi-Civita symbol and tensor densities -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Tensors in Minkowski spacetime -- Introduction -- Vectors and tensors in Minkowski spacetime -- The Minkowski metric -- Scalar product and length of a vector in Minkowski spacetime -- Raising and lowering tensor indices -- Causal nature of 4-vectors -- Hypersurfaces -- Gauss? theorem -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Relativistic mechanics -- Introduction -- Relativistic dynamics of massive particles -- The relativistic force -- Angular momentum of a particle -- Particle systems -- Conservation of mass-energy -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Relativistic optics -- Introduction -- Relativistic optics: null rays -- The drag effect -- The Doppler effect -- Aberration -- Relativistic beaming -- Visual appearance of extended objects -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Measurements in Minkowski spacetime -- Introduction -- Energy of a particle measured by an observer -- Frequency measured by an observer -- A more systematic treatment of measurement -- The 3+1 splitting -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Matter in Minkowski spacetime -- Introduction -- The energy-momentum tensor -- Covariant conservation -- Energy conditions -- Angular momentum -- Perfect fluids -- The scalar field -- The electromagnetic field -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Special Relativity in arbitrary coordinates -- Introduction -- The covariant derivative -- Spacetime curves and covariant derivative -- Physics in Minkowski spacetime revisited -- Conclusions -- Problems -- Solutions to selected problems -- References -- Index. 330 $aThis book offers an essential bridge between college-level introductions and advanced graduate-level books on special relativity. 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