LEADER 03090nam 2200505z- 450 001 9910795602603321 005 20230120110847.0 010 $a0-19-165041-2 035 $a(CKB)5590000000902610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1026830 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000902610 100 $a20220426c2012uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aRelativity made relatively easy /$fAndrew M. Steane 210 $cOxford University Press USA - OSO 215 $axv, 419 p. $cill. ;$d25 cm 311 $a0-19-966286-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [413]) and index 327 $aThe relativistic world -- Basic ideas -- The Lorentz transformation -- Moving light sources -- Dynamics -- The conservation of energy-momentum -- Further kinematics -- Relativity and electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic radiation. 327 $aAn introduction to general relativity -- The principle of equivalence -- Warped spacetime -- Physics from the metric. 327 $aFurther special relativity -- Tensors and index notation -- Rediscovering electromagnetism -- Lagrangian mechanics -- Angular momentum -- Energy density -- What is spacetime? 327 $aAppendices. Some basic arguments -- Constants and length scales -- Derivatives and index notation -- The field of an arbitrarily moving charge. 330 $aRelativity Made Relatively Easy presents an extensive study of Special Relativity and a gentle (but exact) introduction to General Relativity for undergraduate students of physics. Assuming almost no prior knowledge, it allows the student to handle all the Relativity needed for a university course, with explanations as simple, thorough, and engaging as possible. 330 $aThe aim is to make manageable what would otherwise be regarded as hard; to make derivations as simple as possible and physical ideas as transparent as possible. Lorentz invariants and four-vectors are introduced early on, but tensor notation is postponed until needed. In addition to the more basic ideas such as Doppler effect and collisions, the text introduces more advanced material such as radiation from accelerating charges, Lagrangian methods, the stress-energy tensor, and introductory General Relativity, including Gaussian curvature, the Schwarzschild solution, gravitational lensing, and black holes. A second volume will extend the treatment of General Relativity somewhat more thoroughly, and also introduce Cosmology, spinors, and some field theory. 517 $aRelativity Made Relatively Easy Volume 2 606 $aSpecial relativity (Physics) 606 $aRelativity (Physics) 615 0$aSpecial relativity (Physics) 615 0$aRelativity (Physics) 676 $a530.11 700 $aSteane$b Andrew M$01163518 801 0$bUKMGB 801 1$bUKMGB 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bCDX 801 2$bYNK 801 2$bMNW 801 2$bVMY 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795602603321 996 $aRelativity made relatively easy$92761884 997 $aUNINA