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100	1		_aKogut, John B. _97133 _eauthor
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to relativity / _cJohn B. Kogut.
264		1	_aSan Diego, Calif. : _bHarcourt/Academic Press, _cc2001.
264		4	_cc2001.
300			_axv, 178 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
490	1		_aComplementary science series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173) and index.
505		0	_aFront Cover; Introduction to Relativity; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Physics According to Newton-A World with No Speed Limit; Chapter 2. Physics According to Einstein; 2.1 A World with a Speed Limit; 2.2 Making a Clock with Mirrors and Light; 2.3 Lorentz Contraction; 2.4 The Relativity of Simultaneity; 2.5 Time Dilation Revisited; 2.6 Lorentz Contraction Revisited; Problems; Chapter 3. Visualizing Relativity-Minkowski Diagrams; 3.1 Space and Time Axes for Inertial Frames and the Constancy of Light. 3.2 Visualizing the Relativity of Simultaneity, Time Dilation, and Lorentz Contraction3.3 The Doppler Effect; 3.4 The Twin Paradox; 3.5 Einstein Meets Shakespeare-Relativistic History; Problems; Chapter 4. Assorted Applications; 4.1 Lorentz Transformation; 4.2 Relativistic Velocity Addition; 4.3 Causality, Light Cones, and Proper Time; Problems; Chapter 5. Illustrations and Problems in Space-Time Measurements; 5.1 A Spaceship Rendevous; 5.2 A Hole in the Ice; 5.3 A Velocity Greater Than the Speed Limit?; Problems; Chapter 6. Relativistic Dynamics; 6.1 Energy, Light, and E = mc2. 6.2 Patching up Newtonian Dynamics-Relativistic Momentum and Energy6.3 Relativistic Force and Energy Conservation; 6.4 Energy and Momentum Conservation, and Four-Vectors; 6.5 Collisions and Conservation Laws-Converting Mass to Energy and Energy to Mass; 6.6 Further Topics in Special Relativity; Problems; Chapter 7. A Gentle Introduction to General Relativity; 7.1 The Equivalence Principle, Gravity, and Apparent Forces; 7.2 Motion in a Rotating, Relativistic Reference Frame; 7.3 A Look at Curved Surfaces; 7.4 Gravitational Red Shift; 7.5 The Twins Again; 7.6 Making the Most out of Time. 7.7 Gravitational Field of a Spherical Mass-The Schwarzschild Metric7.8 Bending of Light in a Gravitational Field; 7.9 Closing Comments; Problems; Chapter 8. Illustrations, Problems, and Discussions in General Relativity; 8.1 An Aging Astronaut; 8.2 Geometry and Gravity; 8.3 Does Gravity Make Light Go Faster?; 8.4 Trapping Light (and Other Stuff) in Black Holes; Appendix A: Handy Approximations and Expansions ; Appendix B: Physical Constants, Data, and Conversion Factors ; Appendix C: Selected Solutions to Problems ; C.1 Chapter 2 Problems; C.2 Chapter 3 Problems; C.3 Chapter 4 Problems. C.4 Chapter 5 ProblemsC. 5 Chapter 6 Problems; Appendix D: References ; Index.
650		0	_aRelativity (Physics)
856			_3Abstract _uhttp://repository.fue.edu.eg/xmlui/handle/123456789/2620
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