Mechanics and relativity /
"In Mechanics and Relativity, the reader is taken on a tour through time and space. Starting from the basic axioms formulated by Newton and Einstein, the theory of motion at both the everyday and the highly relativistic level is developed without the need of prior knowledge. The relevant mathem...
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| Language: | English |
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Delft, The Netherlands :
Delft University of Technology,
2018.
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| Series: | TU Delft open textbooks
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- I. Classical mechanics. 1. Introduction to classical mechanics ; 2. Forces ; 3. Energy ; 4. Momentum ; 5. Rotational motion, torque and angular momentum ; 6. General planar motion ; 7. General rotational motion ; 8. Oscillations ; 9. Waves
- II. Special relativity. 10. Einstein's postulates ; 11. Lorentz transformations ; 12. Spacetime diagrams ; 13. Position, energy and momentum in special relativity ; 14. Relativistic collisions ; 15. Relativistic forces and waves
- Appendices. A. Math ; B. Some equations and constants ; C. Image, data and problem credits ; D. Summary and author biography
- Index.
