| Description |
xvi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- 1. How light behaves -- 2. Newton's particle theory -- 3. A wave theory of light -- 4. Interference -- 5. Electromagnetic waves -- 6. The photon -- 7. The wave-particle duality -- 8. Does the speed of light depend on the motion of the source of light? -- 9. The principles of the Special Theory of Relativity -- 10. Time dilation and length contraction -- 11. E=mc2 -- 12. The twins -- 13. The Lorentz transformations -- 14. Space and time -- Glossary -- Appendices -- Index |
| Analysis |
Physics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Special relativity (Physics)
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Wave-particle duality.
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| LC no. |
91025083 |
| ISBN |
0521411718 |
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0521423236 (paperback) |
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