The Special Theory of Relativity A Mathematical Approach /

The book expounds the major topics in the special theory of relativity. It provides a detailed examination of the mathematical foundation of the special theory of relativity, relativistic mass, relativistic mechanics and relativistic electrodynamics. As well as covariant formulation of relativistic...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Springer eBooks
Main Author:	Rahaman, Farook (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Subjects:	mathematics. mechanics. Mathematics. Mathematical physics. Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences. Projective Geometry. Mechanics.
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2080-0 Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Pre-Relativity and Galilean Transformation
Chapter 2. Michelson-Morley Experiment and Velocity of Light
Chapter 3. Lorentz Transformations
Chapter 4. Mathematical Properties of Lorentz Transformations
Chapter 5. More Mathematical Properties of Lorentz Transformations
Chapter 6. Geometric Interpretation of Spacetime
Chapter 7. Relativistic Velocity and Acceleration
Chapter 8. Four Dimensional World
Chapter 9. Mass in Relativity
Chapter 10. Relativistic Dynamics
Chapter 11. Photon in Relativity
Chapter 12. Relativistic Lagrangian and Hamiltonian
Chapter 13. Electrodynamics in Relativity
Chapter 14. Relativistic Mechanics of continua.

The Special Theory of Relativity A Mathematical Approach /

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