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Special Relativity,

Edition 1 A Heuristic Approach

Editors: By Sadri Hassani

Publication Date: 05 May 2017

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Special Relativity: A Heuristic Approach provides a qualitative exposition of relativity theory on the basis of the constancy of the speed of light. Using Einstein's signal velocity as the defining idea for the notion of simultaneity and the fact that the speed of light is independent of the motion of its source, chapters delve into a qualitative exposition of the relativity of time and length, discuss the time dilation formula using the standard light clock, explore the Minkowski four-dimensional space-time distance based on how the time dilation formula is derived, and define the components of the two-dimensional space-time velocity, amongst other topics.

Key Features

Provides a heuristic derivation of the Minkowski distance formula
Uses relativistic photography to see Lorentz transformation and vector algebra manipulation in action
Includes worked examples to elucidate and complement the topic being discussed
Written in a very accessible style

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By Sadri Hassani, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA and Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA

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"The content of the book is unique, including topics such as interstellar travel, relativistic photography, spacetime triangle inequality, the proof of the fact that acceleration reduces aging, and connection between STR, spin, and antimatter. ...This is an impressive, unique book that should be beneficial for students, lecturers and explorers who are interested in STR."—Zentralblatt MATH

ISBN: 9780128104118

Page Count: 380

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