SPECIAL RELATIVITY
FOR PHYSICISTS
G. Stephenson and C.W Kilmister
Hard To Find
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Thirty years after its first publication, this superb text remains one of the finest, most clearly written accounts of the special theory of relativity for nonspecialists. Ideal for both experimental physicists and advanced undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in physics or mathematics, the book presents the theory from an historical point of view in a detailed and concise way without making heavy demands on the mathematical abilities of its readers. In fact, the theory is developed entirely without the use of tensor calculus. Only a good working knowledge of three-dimensional vector analysis is required for an understanding of the mathematics.
Research physicists and electrical engineers will especially appreciate the large number of applications to high-energy particle accelerators, classical meson theory, particle decay schemes, the Dirac wave equation, relativistic hydrodynamics, de Broglie waves, the relativistic Child-Langmuir law and many other topics. A detailed account is also given of the historical development of the subject and the relevant experimental work.
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Contents include
I. The Lorentz Transformation
II. Immediate Consequences of the Lorentz Transformation
III. Optical and Dynamical Applications of the Lorentz Transformation
IV. Applications to Modern Physics
An excellent bibliography completes this compact, accessible presentation, which belongs in the library of anyone interested in special relativity and its applications to
both classical and modern physics. "Even in the most technical sections, the authors' o, writing is delightfully lucid, and they give many applications to classical and modern physics ... Undergraduates, and those who require some understanding of special relativity for their work in other fields, will find this elegant work a pleasure to read."— Technology.
G. Stephenson is Emeritus Reader in Mathematics at the Imperial College of m Science and Technology, London and C.W. Kilmister is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics in the University of London.
Unabridged Dover (1987) republication of the edition published by Longmans, London, 1958. Preface. Index. Bibliography. 108pp. 5% x 83s. Paperbound.
ISBN 0-486-65519-9
Condition: Like New Condition Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Media: Soft cover
