Patricia M. Schwarz, John H. Schwarz

Special Relativity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Thorough and pedagogical introduction to special relativity and related topics, with companion CD-ROM.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781009197328
• ISBN-10: 1009197320
• Artikelnr.: 63400037

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Part I. Fundamentals: 1. From Pythagoras to spacetime geometry; 2. Light surprises everyone; 3. Elements of spacetime geometry; 4. Mechanics in spacetime; 5. Spacetime physics of fields; 6. Causality and relativity; Part II. Advanced Topics: 7. When quantum mechanics and relativity collide; 8. Group theory and relativity; 9. Supersymmetry and superspace; 10. Looking onward; Appendix 1. Where do equations of motion come from?; Appendix 2. Basic group theory; Appendix 3. Lie groups and Lie algebras; Appendix 4. The structure of super Lie algebras; References; Index.

Rezensionen

'This well-written book will be extremely helpful for physics students who wish to go beyond what is most commonly taught and to delve more deeply into special relativity, for its own sake or as a starting point for understanding general relativity and gravitation. The authors treat many modern topics in addition to the classical material.' Professor Edward Witten, rinceton Institute for Advanced Study