Basic Relativity

Author : Richard A. Mould
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387952101

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Basic Relativity by Richard A. Mould Pdf

This comprehensive textbook develops in a logical and coherent way both the formalism and the physical ideas of special and general relativity. Part one focuses on the special theory and begins with the study of relativistic kinematics from three points of view. Part two begins with a chapter introducing differential geometry. Subsequent chapters cover: rotation, the electromagnetic field, and material media. A second chapter on differential geometry provides the background for Einstein's gravitational-field equation and Schwarzschild's solution. The book is aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics or astrophysics.

Author : Chris Ferrie
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781492670223

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General Relativity for Babies by Chris Ferrie Pdf

Fans of Chris Ferrie's ABCs of Science, Organic Chemistry for Babies, and Quantum Physics for Babies will love this introduction to Einstein's most famous theory! Help your future genius become the smartest baby in the room! It only takes a small spark to ignite a child's mind. Written by an expert, General Relativity for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to Einstein's most famous theory. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about black holes, gravitational waves, and more. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adults will love, this installment of the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest scientists. After all, it's never too early to become a quantum physicist! If you're looking for books similar to Baby Loves Science by Ruth Spiro, quantum information for babies, or infant science books, look no further! General Relativity for Babies offers fun early learning for your little quantum physicist!

Author : Péter Hraskó
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642178108

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Basic Relativity by Péter Hraskó Pdf

This Brief presents a new way of introducing relativity theory, in which perplexing relativistic effects such as time dilation and Lorentz contraction are explained prior to the discussion of Lorentz-transformation. The notion of relativistic mass is shown to contradict the spirit of relativity theory and the true significance of the mass-energy relation is contrasted with the popular view of it. The author discusses the twin paradox from the point of view of both siblings. Last but not least, the fundamentals of general relativity are described, including the recent Gravity Probe B experiment.

Author : Carlo Rovelli
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781316516072

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General Relativity: The Essentials by Carlo Rovelli Pdf

A straightforward introduction to General Relativity, explaining the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas it is built on.

Author : Sander Bais
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 067402611X

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Very Special Relativity by Sander Bais Pdf

Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, first published in 1905, radically changed our understanding of the world. Familiar notions of space and time and energy were turned on their head, and our struggle with Einstein's counterintuitive explanation of these concepts was under way. The task is no easier today than it was a hundred years ago, but in this book Sander Bais has found an original and uniquely effective way to convey the fundamental ideas of Einstein's Special Theory. Bais's previous book, The Equations, was widely read and roundly praised for its clear and commonsense explanation of the math in physics. Very Special Relativity brings the same accessible approach to Einstein's theory. Using a series of easy-to-follow diagrams and employing only elementary high school geometry, Bais conducts readers through the quirks and quandaries of such fundamental concepts as simultaneity, causality, and time dilation. The diagrams also illustrate the difference between the Newtonian view, in which time was universal, and the Einsteinian, in which the speed of light is universal. Following Bais's straightforward sequence of simple, commonsense arguments, readers can tinker with the theory and its great paradoxes and, finally, arrive at a truly deep understanding of Einstein's interpretation of space and time. An intellectual journey into the heart of the Special Theory, the book offers an intimate look at the terms and ideas that define our reality.

Author : R.K. Sachs,H.-H. Wu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461299035

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General Relativity for Mathematicians by R.K. Sachs,H.-H. Wu Pdf

This is a book about physics, written for mathematicians. The readers we have in mind can be roughly described as those who: I. are mathematics graduate students with some knowledge of global differential geometry 2. have had the equivalent of freshman physics, and find popular accounts of astrophysics and cosmology interesting 3. appreciate mathematical elarity, but are willing to accept physical motiva tions for the mathematics in place of mathematical ones 4. are willing to spend time and effort mastering certain technical details, such as those in Section 1. 1. Each book disappoints so me readers. This one will disappoint: 1. physicists who want to use this book as a first course on differential geometry 2. mathematicians who think Lorentzian manifolds are wholly similar to Riemannian ones, or that, given a sufficiently good mathematical back ground, the essentials of a subject !ike cosmology can be learned without so me hard work on boring detaiis 3. those who believe vague philosophical arguments have more than historical and heuristic significance, that general relativity should somehow be "proved," or that axiomatization of this subject is useful 4. those who want an encyclopedic treatment (the books by Hawking-Ellis [1], Penrose [1], Weinberg [1], and Misner-Thorne-Wheeler [I] go further into the subject than we do; see also the survey article, Sachs-Wu [1]). 5. mathematicians who want to learn quantum physics or unified fieId theory (unfortunateIy, quantum physics texts all seem either to be for physicists, or merely concerned with formaI mathematics).

Author : Valerio Faraoni
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319011073

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Special Relativity by Valerio Faraoni Pdf

This book offers an essential bridge between college-level introductions and advanced graduate-level books on special relativity. It begins at an elementary level, presenting and discussing the basic concepts normally covered in college-level works, including the Lorentz transformation. Subsequent chapters introduce the four-dimensional worldview implied by the Lorentz transformations, mixing time and space coordinates, before continuing on to the formalism of tensors, a topic usually avoided in lower-level courses. The book’s second half addresses a number of essential points, including the concept of causality; the equivalence between mass and energy, including applications; relativistic optics; and measurements and matter in Minkowski space-time. The closing chapters focus on the energy-momentum tensor of a continuous distribution of mass-energy and its co-variant conservation; angular momentum; a discussion of the scalar field of perfect fluids and the Maxwell field; and general coordinates. Every chapter is supplemented by a section with numerous exercises, allowing readers to practice the theory. These exercises constitute an essential part of the textbook, and the solutions to approximately half of them are provided in the appendix.

Author : Ta-Pei Cheng
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199573639

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Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology by Ta-Pei Cheng Pdf

An introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, this work is structured so that interesting applications, such as gravitational lensing, black holes and cosmology, can be presented without the readers having to first learn the difficult mathematics of tensor calculus.

Author : Wolfgang Rindler
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198567318

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Relativity by Wolfgang Rindler Pdf

This text brings the challenge and excitement of modern relativity and cosmology at rigorous mathematical level within reach of advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates.

Author : Michael Tsamparlis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030273477

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Special Relativity by Michael Tsamparlis Pdf

This textbook develops Special Relativity in a systematic way and offers problems with detailed solutions to empower students to gain a real understanding of this core subject in physics. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and has new sections on relativistic fluids, relativistic kinematics and on four-acceleration. The problems and solution section has been significantly expanded and short history sections have been included throughout the book. The approach is structural in the sense that it develops Special Relativity in Minkowski space following the parallel steps as the development of Newtonian Physics in Euclidian space. A second characteristic of the book is that it discusses the mathematics of the theory independently of the physical principles, so that the reader will appreciate their role in the development of the physical theory. The book is intended to be used both as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate teaching course in Special Relativity but also as a reference book for the future.

Author : Adrian Sfarti
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781527578524

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Relativistic Forces in Special and General Relativity by Adrian Sfarti Pdf

This book presents a generalization of transforms from the frames co-moving with an accelerated particle for uniform circular or linear motion into an inertial frame of reference. The solutions presented here will be of great interest for real-time applications because earth-bound laboratories are inertial only in approximation. The motivation behind this is that real life applications include accelerating and rotating frames with arbitrary orientations more often than the idealized case of inertial frames. The book is divided into three main sections: the first deals with the theory of dynamics, while the second section deals with the application of theory to the derivation of the relativistic fictitious forces (Coriolis, centrifugal and Euler) occurring in a rotating frame and D’Alembert for a linearly accelerated frame. The third section deals with the Thomas Wigner effect. This is the first book on the subject and it will be of great interest for physics students, physics professors, and engineers.

Author : U E Schroder
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814507172

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Special Relativity by U E Schroder Pdf

This book provides a thorough discussion of the concepts and main consequences of special relativity. Treated in detail are the Lorentz transformations, their kinematical consequences (the so-called paradoxes), relativistic mechanics, electrodynamics as an example of a relativistic field theory, and the principal features of relativistic hydrodynamics. The book offers a logical development of special relativity from Einstein's principle of relativity alone; arrives at the essential statements of the theory by a direct approach — this emphasis is different from that of most books; and offers a concise introduction to tensor calculus as needed in special relativity. A selection of problems and documentation of the experimental tests of special relativity are given.

Author : Michael Tsamparlis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031317064

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Solved Problems and Systematic Introduction to Special Relativity by Michael Tsamparlis Pdf

Author : Piotr T. Chruściel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030284169

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Elements of General Relativity by Piotr T. Chruściel Pdf

This book provides an introduction to the mathematics and physics of general relativity, its basic physical concepts, its observational implications, and the new insights obtained into the nature of space-time and the structure of the universe. It introduces some of the most striking aspects of Einstein's theory of gravitation: black holes, gravitational waves, stellar models, and cosmology. It contains a self-contained introduction to tensor calculus and Riemannian geometry, using in parallel the language of modern differential geometry and the coordinate notation, more familiar to physicists. The author has strived to achieve mathematical rigour, with all notions given careful mathematical meaning, while trying to maintain the formalism to the minimum fit-for-purpose. Familiarity with special relativity is assumed. The overall aim is to convey some of the main physical and geometrical properties of Einstein's theory of gravitation, providing a solid entry point to further studies of the mathematics and physics of Einstein equations.

Author : Jerzy Plebanski,Andrzej Krasinski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781009415644

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An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology by Jerzy Plebanski,Andrzej Krasinski Pdf

Experts Plebański and Krasiński provide a thorough introduction to the tools of general relativity and relativistic cosmology. Assuming familiarity with advanced calculus, classical mechanics, electrodynamics and special relativity, the text begins with a short course on differential geometry, taking a unique top-down approach. Starting with general manifolds on which only tensors are defined, the covariant derivative and affine connection are introduced before moving on to geodesics and curvature. Only then is the metric tensor and the (pseudo)-Riemannian geometry introduced, specialising the general results to this case. The main text describes relativity as a physical theory, with applications to astrophysics and cosmology. It takes the reader beyond traditional courses on relativity through in-depth descriptions of inhomogeneous cosmological models and the Kerr metric. Emphasis is given to complete and clear derivations of the results, enabling readers to access research articles published in relativity journals.