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The aim of the book is to provide a clear, concise and self-contained discussion of both the structure of the theory of special relativity and its physical content. The point of view is that of a practising physicist who uses relativity daily: relativity is a branch of physics and is regarded as being neither mathematics nor philosophy. Particular care has been taken to elucidate those difficulties, conceptual rather than mathematical, which invariably snare the unwary or inexperienced. The material is liberally illustrated with real examples and problems drawn from both high energy physics and from astrophysics
Content:
Related Pergamon Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages v-vii
Lecture 1 - WHAT IS RELATIVITY?, Pages 1-9
Lecture 2 - THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS, Pages 10-15
Lecture 3 - TIME DILATION AND LORENTZ CONTRACTION, Pages 16-22
Lecture 4 - INVARIANTS, 4-VECTORS AND COVARIANCE, Pages 23-30
Lecture 5 - MOMENTUM, ENERGY, KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS, Pages 31-39
Lecture 6 - TRICKS OF THE TRADE, Pages 40-47
Lecture 7 - SOME ASPECTS OF ACCELERATION, Pages 48-57
Lecture 8 - THINGS THAT GO FASTER THAN LIGHT, Pages 58-64
Appendix — MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS, Pages 65-69
INDEX, Pages 71-72
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