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Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma

Rafelski presents Special Relativity in a language deemed accessible to students without any topical preparation - avoiding the burden of geometry, tensor calculus, and space-time symmetries – and yet advancing in highly contemporary context all the way to research frontiers. Special Relativity is p...

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Autor principal: Rafelski, Johann
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51231-0
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description Rafelski presents Special Relativity in a language deemed accessible to students without any topical preparation - avoiding the burden of geometry, tensor calculus, and space-time symmetries – and yet advancing in highly contemporary context all the way to research frontiers. Special Relativity is presented such that nothing remains a paradox or just apparent, but rather is explained. A text of similar character, content, and scope, has not been available before. This book describes Special Relativity when rigid material bodies are introduced describing the reality of body contraction; it shows the relevance of acceleration and the necessary evolution of the theoretical framework when acceleration is critical. This book also presents the evolving views of Einstein about the aether. In addition to a careful and elementary introduction to relativity complete with exercises, worked examples and many discussions, this volume connects to current research topics so that readers can explore Special Relativity from the foundation to the frontier.
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spelling cern-22564642021-04-21T19:18:09Zdoi:10.1007/978-3-319-51231-0http://cds.cern.ch/record/2256464engRafelski, JohannRelativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasmaGeneral Relativity and CosmologyRafelski presents Special Relativity in a language deemed accessible to students without any topical preparation - avoiding the burden of geometry, tensor calculus, and space-time symmetries – and yet advancing in highly contemporary context all the way to research frontiers. Special Relativity is presented such that nothing remains a paradox or just apparent, but rather is explained. A text of similar character, content, and scope, has not been available before. This book describes Special Relativity when rigid material bodies are introduced describing the reality of body contraction; it shows the relevance of acceleration and the necessary evolution of the theoretical framework when acceleration is critical. This book also presents the evolving views of Einstein about the aether. In addition to a careful and elementary introduction to relativity complete with exercises, worked examples and many discussions, this volume connects to current research topics so that readers can explore Special Relativity from the foundation to the frontier.Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:22564642017
spellingShingle General Relativity and Cosmology
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Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
title Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
title_full Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
title_fullStr Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
title_full_unstemmed Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
title_short Relativity matters: from Einstein's EMC2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
title_sort relativity matters: from einstein's emc2 to laser particle acceleration and quark-gluon plasma
topic General Relativity and Cosmology
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51231-0
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