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Special Relativity

Special Relativity


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Fundamentals of Special Relativity.- Introduction.- The Principle of Relativity.- Groups-the Galilei group.- Galileian law of addition of velocities.- The lesson from electromagnetism.- The postulates of Special Relativity.- Consequences of the postulates.- Conclusion.- Problems.- The Lorentz transformation.- Introduction.- The Lorentz transformation.- Derivation of the Lorentz transformation.- Mathematical properties of the Lorentz transformation.- Absolute speed limit and causality.- Length contraction from the Lorentz transformation.- Time dilation from the Lorentz transformation.- Transformation of velocities and accelerations in Special Relativity.- Matrix representation of the Lorentz transformation.- The Lorentz group.- The Lorentz transformation as a rotation by an imaginary angle with imaginary time.- The GPS system.- Conclusion.- Problems.- The 4-dimensional world view.- Introduction.- The 4-dimensional world.- Spacetime diagrams.- Conclusion.- Problems.- The formalism of tensors.- Introduction.- Vectors and tensors.- Contravariant and covariant vectors.- Contravariant and covariant tensors.- Tensor algebra.- Tensor fields.- Index-free description of tensors.- The metric tensor.- The Levi-Civita symbol and tensor densities.- Conclusion.- Problems.- Tensors in Minkowski spacetime.- Introduction.- Vectors and tensors in Minkowski spacetime.- The Minkowski metric.- Scalar product and length of a vector in Minkowski spacetime.- Raising and lowering tensor indices.- Causal nature of 4-vectors.- Hypersurfaces.- Gauss' theorem.- Conclusion.- Problems.- Relativistic mechanics.- Introduction.- Relativistic dynamics of massive particles.- The relativistic force.- Angular momentum of a particle.- Particle systems.- Conservation of mass-energy.- Conclusion.- Problems.- Relativistic optics.- Introduction.- Relativistic optics: null rays.- The drag effect.- The Doppler effect.- Aberration.- Relativistic beaming.- Visual appearance of extended objects.- Conclusion.- Problems.- Measurements in Minkowski spacetime.- Introduction.- Energy of a particle measured by an observer.- Frequency measured by an observer.- A more systematic treatment of measurement.- The 3+1 splitting.- Conclusion.- Problems.- Matter in Minkowski spacetime.- Introduction.- The energy-momentum tensor.- Covariant conservation.- Energy conditions.- Angular momentum.- Perfect fluids.- The scalar field.- The electromagnetic field.- Conclusion.- Problems.- Special Relativity in arbitrary coordinates.- Introduction.- The covariant derivative.- Spacetime curves and covariant derivative.- Physics in Minkowski spacetime revisited.- Conclusions.- Problems.- Solutions to selected problems.- References.- Index.


About the Author: Valerio Faraoni earned a BSc in Physics (Laurea in Fisica) at the University of Pavia, Italy, and an MSc and PhD (1991) in Astrophysics under the supervision of Prof. George F.R. Ellis at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy (www.sissa.it). He has held various research and teaching appointments at the University of Victoria, B.C., the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India, the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, and the University of Northern British Columbia. He came to Bishop's University in 2005, where he is currently an Associate Professor in the physics department.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783319011066
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
  • Weight: 508 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3319011065
  • Publisher Date: 23 Aug 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2014 ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 156 mm


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