LEADER 04183nam 22006253u 450 001 9910817279003321 005 20230617000918.0 010 $a1-383-02973-3 010 $a1-280-75757-4 010 $a9786610757572 010 $a0-19-154662-3 010 $a1-4237-8661-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000463505 035 $a(EBL)1132318 035 $a(OCoLC)829460093 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000249537 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12077118 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249537 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10207592 035 $a(PQKB)10778465 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1132318 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000463505 100 $a20130418d2005|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSpecial Relativity$b[electronic resource] $eA First Encounter 210 $aOxford $cOUP Oxford$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-856746-4 327 $aCover; Contents; 1 Origin and significance of Special Relativity; 2 Historical developments; 2.1 The dualistic concept of matter in the 19th century; 2.2 The principle of relativity in mechanics; 2.3 Is the relativity principle valid in electrodynamics?; 2.4 Experiments, contradictions, and consequences; 2.4.1 Aberration; 2.4.2 Fizeau's experiment; 2.4.3 The Michelson-Morley experiment; 2.4.4 The FitzGerald-Lorentz deformation hypothesis; 3 Foundations of Special Relativity; 3.1 The notion of simultaneity; 3.2 Lorentz transformations; 3.3 Time dilation and length contraction 327 $a3.3.1 Time dilation3.3.2 Length contraction; 3.4 Addition of velocities; 3.5 Causality relations; 3.6 Aberration and Doppler effect; 3.6.1 Aberration; 3.6.2 Doppler effect; 3.7 Length contraction and visual appearance; 3.8 Mass, momentum, and kinetic energy; 3.9 Probably the most famous formula in all of physics; 3.10 Electrodynamics: Invariance of Maxwell's equations; 4 Further consequences and applications of Special Relativity; 4.1 Atomic physics; 4.2 Nuclear physics; 4.3 Elementary particle physics; 4.4 Daily physics: navigational systems; 4.5 Science fiction: travel to distant stars? 327 $a4.6 Outlook on General Relativity5 Closer encounters with special topics; 5.1 Ole Rømer's measurement of the velocity of light; 5.2 The independence of the velocity of light from the state of motion of the source; 5.3 Do superluminal velocities exist?; 5.4 The Kennedy-Thorndike experiment; 5.5 The Ives-Stilwell experiment; 5.6 The current experimental status of Special Relativity; 5.7 Synchronization by slow clock-transport; 5.8 Aberration and conformal transformations; 5.9 Transformation formulae for momentum, energy, and force; 5.10 Minkowski space and the Lorentz group; Bibliography 327 $aGlossarySymbols, units, constants; Picture Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aSpecial relativity provides the foundations of our knowledge of space and time. Without it, our understanding of the world, and its place in the universe, would be unthinkable. This book gives a concise, elementary, yet exceptionally modern, introduction to special relativity. It is a gentle yet serious 'first encounter', in that it conveys a true understanding rather than purely reports the basic facts. Only very elementary mathematical knowledge is needed to master it (basichigh-school maths), yet it will leave the reader with a sound understanding of the subject. Special Relativity: A First 606 $aSpecial relativity (Physics) 606 $aAtomic Physics$2HILCC 606 $aPhysics$2HILCC 606 $aPhysical Sciences & Mathematics$2HILCC 615 4$aSpecial relativity (Physics). 615 7$aAtomic Physics 615 7$aPhysics 615 7$aPhysical Sciences & Mathematics 676 $a530.11 700 $aGiulini$b Domenico$062073 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817279003321 996 $aSpecial Relativity$94108751 997 $aUNINA