Understanding Relativity : A Simplified Approach to Einstein's Theories
Leo. Sartori
Bok Engelsk 1996 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Berkeley : : University of California Press, , 1996.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (384 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. GALILEAN RELATIVITY; 1.1. Relativity and Common Sense; 1.2. Events, Observers, and Frames of Reference; 1.3. The Principle of Relativity and Inertial Frames; 1.4. The Galilean Transformation; 1.5. Stellar Aberration; 1.6. The Covariance of Physical Laws; 1.7. The Conservation of Momentum; Problems; 2. THE MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT; 2.1. The Ether; 2.2. Prelude to Michelson-Morley; 2.3. The Experiment; 2.4. Attempts to Salvage the Ether; Problems; 3. THE POSTULATES OF RELATIVITY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS; 3.1. The Postulates. - 3.2. The Role of the Michelson-Morley Experiment in the Genesis of Relativity3.3. The Relativity of' Time: Simultaneity; 3.4. The Synchronization of Clocks; 3.5. Time Dilation; 3.6. The Decay of Muons; 3.7. Length Contraction; 3.8. Transverse Lengths; 3.9. Summary; Problems; 4. THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATION; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The Transformation Equations; 4.3. Some Consequences of the Transformation Equations; 4.4. The Transformation of Velocity; 4.5. Fizeau's Experiment; 4.6. The Transformation of Direction and Relativistic Aberration; 4.7. Acceleration in Special Relativity. - 4.8. The Doppler Effect4.9. The Role of Lorentz and Poincaré in the Birth of Relativity; Appendix. The Low-Velocity Approximation; Problems; 5. SPACE-TIME DIAGRAMS; 5.1. World Lines; 5.2. The Light Cone; 5.3. Relativity and Causality; 5.4. Timelike and Spacelike Intervals; 5.5. The Loedel Diagram; 5.6. Applications of the Loedel Diagram; 5.7. The Doppler Effect Revisited; Appendix 5A. Mathematical Basis for the Loedel Diagram; Appendix 5B. The Doppler Formula; Problems; 6. PARADOXES OF RELATIVITY; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. The ""Pole and Barn"" Paradox; 6.3. What If the Pole Stops?. - 6.4. Other Length Paradoxes6.5. The Paradox of the Twins; Problems; 7. RELATIVISTIC MECHANICS; 7.1. The Equivalence of Mass and Energy; 7.2. Kinetic Energy and Total Energy; 7.3. Relativistic Momentum; 7.4. Relativity in Nuclear and Particle Physics; 7.5. Beta Decay and the Neutrino; 7.6. The Transformation Law for Energy and Momentum; Four-vectors; 7.7. Photons; 7.8. Tachyons; Appendix. Transformation of Momentum and Energy; Problems; 8. GENERAL RELATIVITY; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. The Principle of Equivalence; 8.3. The Gravitational Red Shift; 8.4. Bending of Light in a Gravitational Field. - 8.5. Curved Space8.6. General Relativity: Gravity as Geometry; Appendix. Curvature of a Spherical Space; Problems; 9. COSMOLOGY; 9.1. Basic Facts: The Cosmological Principle; 9.2. Hubble's Law and the Expansion of the Universe; 9.3. The Big Bang; 9.4. The Hubble Sphere and Horizons; 9.5. Cosmological Models: Friedmann Universes; 9.6. The Steady-State Universe; 9.7. Observational Tests; 9.8. The History of the Universe; 9.9. Did the Big Bang Really Happen?; Problems; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. - Nonspecialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra can now understand Einstein's special theory of relativity. Effectively diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, Leo Sartori's rigorous but simple presentation will guide interested readers through concepts of relative time and relative space.Sartori covers general relativity and cosmology, but focuses on Einstein's theory. He tracks its history and implications. He explores illuminating paradoxes, including the famous twin paradox, the ""pole-in-the-barn"" paradox, and the L
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| ISBN | 0520079868. - 0520200292
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