W. G. Dixon

Special Relativity

The Foundation of Macroscopic Physics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book aims to illuminate the importance of special relativity in the examination of dynamics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780521272414
• ISBN-10: 0521272416
• Artikelnr.: 26572269

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The physics of space and time
2. Affine spaces in mathematics and physics
3. Foundations of dynamics
4. Relativistic simple fluids
5. Electrodynamics of polarisable fluids
Appendix: Vector and dyadic notation in three dimensions
Publications referred to in the text
Summary and index of symbols and conventions
Subject index.