Basic Relativity [electronic resource] : An Introductory Essay / by PȨter Hrask.
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TextoSeries SpringerBriefs in PhysicsEditor: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011Descripción: VIII, 104p. 16 illus. online resourceTipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9783642178108Trabajos contenidos: SpringerLink (Online service)Tema(s): Physics | Mathematical physics | Physics | Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory | Mathematical Methods in Physics | CosmologyFormatos físicos adicionales: Sin títuloClasificación CDD: 530.1 Clasificación LoC:QC178 Libro electrónicoRecursos en línea: de clik aquí para ver el libro electrónico From Time Dilation to E = mc 2 -- The Lorentz Transformation -- General Relativity -- Concluding Remarks -- Selected Problems.
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.
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