Overview
- Presents a systematic description of more than 50 of the main relevant experiments
- Includes detailed solutions of all the problems at the end of the book
- Describes the historical development of the theory in detail
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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About this book
The main body of the book consists of chapters on Relativistic Kinematics and Dynamics and their applications, Optics and Electromagnetism. These could be covered in a one-semester course. A more advanced course might include the subjects examined in the other chapters of the book and its appendices.
As a textbook, it has some unique characteristics: It provides detailed proofs of the theorems, offers abundant figures and discusses numerous examples. It also includes a number of problems for readers to solve, the complete solutions of which are given at the end of the book.
It is primarily intended for use by university students of physics, mathematics and engineering. However, as the mathematics needed is of an upper-intermediate level, the book will also appeal to a more general readership.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physics
School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Special Theory of Relativity
Book Subtitle: Foundations, Theory, Verification, Applications
Authors: Costas Christodoulides
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25274-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25272-8Published: 17 February 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25274-2Published: 09 February 2016
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 480
Number of Illustrations: 130 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Original Greek edition published by Tziolas Publications, 2014
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques