The geometry of special relativity / / Tevian Dray
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| Autore: |
Dray Tevian
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| Titolo: |
The geometry of special relativity / / Tevian Dray
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| Pubblicazione: | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (148 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 530.11 |
| Soggetto topico: | Special relativity (Physics) |
| Space and time - Mathematical models | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | An AK Peters book. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Physics of Special Relativity; 3. Circle Geometry; 4. Hyperbola Geometry; 5. The Geometry of Special Relativity; 6. Applications; 7. Problems I; 8. Paradoxes; 9. Relativistic Mechanics; 10. Problems II; 11. Relativistic Electromagnetism; 12. Problems III; 13. Beyond Special Relativity; 14. Hyperbolic Geometry; 15. Calculus; Bibliography |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Geometry of Special Relativity provides an introduction to special relativity that encourages readers to see beyond the formulas to the deeper geometric structure. The text treats the geometry of hyperbolas as the key to understanding special relativity. This approach replaces the ubiquitous I symbol of most standard treatments with the appropriate hyperbolic trigonometric functions. In most cases, this not only simplifies the appearance of the formulas, but also emphasizes their geometric content in such a way as to make them almost obvious. Furthermore, many important relations, includin |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The geometry of special relativity |
| ISBN: | 0-429-08655-5 |
| 1-4665-1048-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453025403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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