The Special Theory of Relativity [E-Book] : Einstein's World in New Axiomatics / by Helmut Günther, Volker Müller.
This book discusses in detail the special theory of relativity without including all the instruments of theoretical physics, enabling readers who are not budding theoretical physicists to develop competence in the field. An arbitrary but fixed inertial system is chosen, where the known velocity of l...
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Personal Name(s): | Günther, Helmut, author |
Müller, Volker, author | |
Edition: |
1st edition 2019. |
Imprint: |
Singapore :
Springer,
2019
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Physical Description: |
XII, 542 pages 157 illustrations, 14 illustrations in color (online resource) |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9789811377839 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-981-13-7783-9 |
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This book discusses in detail the special theory of relativity without including all the instruments of theoretical physics, enabling readers who are not budding theoretical physicists to develop competence in the field. An arbitrary but fixed inertial system is chosen, where the known velocity of light is measured. With respect to this system a moving clock loses time and a moving length contracts. The book then presents a definition of simultaneity for the other inertial frames without using the velocity of light. To do so it employs the known reciprocity principle, which in this context serves to provide a definition of simultaneity in the other inertial frames. As a consequence, the Lorentz transformation is deduced and the universal constancy of light is established. With the help of a lattice model of the special theory of relativity the book provides a deeper understanding of the relativistic effects. Further, it discusses the key STR experiments and formulates and solves 48 problems in detail. |