Relativity made relatively easy / / Andrew M. Steane |
Autore | Steane Andrew M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford University Press USA - OSO |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 419 p. : ill. ; ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 530.11 |
Soggetto topico |
Special relativity (Physics)
Relativity (Physics) |
ISBN | 0-19-165041-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The relativistic world -- Basic ideas -- The Lorentz transformation -- Moving light sources -- Dynamics -- The conservation of energy-momentum -- Further kinematics -- Relativity and electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic radiation.
An introduction to general relativity -- The principle of equivalence -- Warped spacetime -- Physics from the metric. Further special relativity -- Tensors and index notation -- Rediscovering electromagnetism -- Lagrangian mechanics -- Angular momentum -- Energy density -- What is spacetime? Appendices. Some basic arguments -- Constants and length scales -- Derivatives and index notation -- The field of an arbitrarily moving charge. |
Altri titoli varianti | Relativity Made Relatively Easy Volume 2 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795602603321 |
Steane Andrew M | ||
Oxford University Press USA - OSO | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Relativity made relatively easy |
Autore | Steane Andrew M |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford University Press USA - OSO |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 419 p. : ill. ; ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 530.11 |
Soggetto topico |
Relativity (Physics)
Special relativity (Physics) |
ISBN | 0-19-165041-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The relativistic world -- Basic ideas -- The Lorentz transformation -- Moving light sources -- Dynamics -- The conservation of energy-momentum -- Further kinematics -- Relativity and electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic radiation.
An introduction to general relativity -- The principle of equivalence -- Warped spacetime -- Physics from the metric. Further special relativity -- Tensors and index notation -- Rediscovering electromagnetism -- Lagrangian mechanics -- Angular momentum -- Energy density -- What is spacetime? Appendices. Some basic arguments -- Constants and length scales -- Derivatives and index notation -- The field of an arbitrarily moving charge. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812803003321 |
Steane Andrew M | ||
Oxford University Press USA - OSO | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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