| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 177 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Preface -- TOC36;Contents -- CH36;Chapter 146; Pre45;Einstein Relativity -- 146;146; Intertial Frames of Reference -- 146;246; The Principle of Relativity 40;Galilean Invariance41; -- 146;346; Galilean Transformations 40;G46;T46;41; -- 146;446; Application of G46;T46; to Mechanics -- 146;546; Applications of G46;T46; to Electromagnetism -- Summary -- Illustrative Examples -- Exercises -- Suggested Further Reading -- CH36;Chapter 246; Ether44; The Myth and The Truth -- 246;146; The Ether -- 246;246; The Crux -- 246;346; Michelson45;Morley Experiment 40;188741; -- 246;446; Attemps to Explain Null Result -- 246;546; Enter44; Einstein -- 246;646; Strange Behaviour of Light -- 246;746; Ether44; the Myth and the Truth -- Summary -- Illustrative Example -- Exercises -- Suggested Further Reading -- CH36;Chapter 346; Lorentz Transformations and Some Consequences -- 346;146; Lorentz Transformations 40;L46;T46;41; -- 346;246; Space Contraction 40;Lorentz Contraction41; -- 346;346; Time Dilation -- 346;446; Reciprocity between Observers -- 346;546; Composition of Velocities -- Summary -- Illustrative Examples -- Exercises -- Suggested Further Reading -- CH36;Chapter 446; Relativity of Simultaneity44; Colocality44; Etc46; -- 446;146; Events -- 446;246; Relativity of Simultaneity44; Colocality44; etc46; -- 446;346; Proper Time Interval -- 446;446; Intervals between Events -- 446;546; X45;t Diagram44; Light Cone -- 446;646; Causality -- Summary -- Illustrative Examples -- Exercises -- Suggested Further Reading -- CH36;Chapter 546; Relativity Theory of Some Optical Effects -- 546;146; Velocity of Light in a Moving Medium 40;Fizeau39;s Experiments41; -- 546;246; Aberration -- 546;346; Headlight Effect -- 546;446; Doppler Effect -- Summary -- Illustrative Examples -- Exercises -- Suggested Further Reading -- CH36;Chapter 646; Mass44; Momentum and Energy -- 646;146; Variation of Mass with Velocity -- 646;246; Dynamics of a Particle -- 646;346; Mass Energy Relationship -- 646;446; Conservation of Mass Energy 40;Mass Energy Equivalence41; -- 646;546; Massless Particles -- 646;646; Circular Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field -- 646;746; Experimental Verification of Variation of Mass with Velocity -- 646;846; Measurements of Velocity and Kinetic Energy46; Bertozzi39;s Experiments -- 646;946; Transformation of Momentum Energy and Force -- 646;1046; C46; of M46; Frame -- 646;1146; Invariant Mass -- Summary -- Illastrative Examples -- Exercises -- Suggested Further Reading -- CH36;Chapter 746; Relativistic Mechanics -- 746;146; Particle Decay -- 746;246; Absorption and Emission of Radiation -- 746;346; Pair Production44; Pair Annihilation -- 746;446; Elastic Collisions -- CH36;Chapter 846; Four45;Vectors -- 846;146; Space45;time Continuum 40;Minkowski Space41; -- 846;246; Four45;Vectors -- 846;346; Some Important Four45;Vectors -- 846;446; Interval Between Two Events -- Summary -- Illustrative Examples -- Exercises -- Suggested Further |
| Summary |
A Primer of Special Relativity is an unusually lucid introduction to the subject specifically written for Indian students. It is intended to give the beginner a firm grounding for a more advanced course in relativity. An entire chapter is devoted to applications of the theory to elucidate a large number of topics the students (B. Sc. Physics) come across in Modern Physics. Detailed and well-selected examples are used to illuminate aspects of the theory as well as to show techniques of application. A large number of Illustrative Examples enables the students to gain confidence to solve any problem in relativity normally expected of B. Sc. students |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 176) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Special relativity (Physics)
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Relativity.
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Special relativity (Physics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9788122423273 |
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8122423272 |
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1281224413 |
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9781281224415 |
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8122415202 |
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9788122415209 |
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