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An edition of Special relativity (1991)

Special relativity

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Special relativity is one of the high points of the undergraduate mathematical physics syllabus. Nick Woodhouse writes for those approaching the subject with a background in mathematics: he aims to build on their familiarity with the foundational material and the way of thinking taught in first-year mathematics courses, but not to assume an unreasonable degree of prior knowledge of traditional areas of physical applied mathematics, particularly electromagnetic theory. His book provides mathematics students with the tools they need to understand the physical basis of special relativity and leaves them with a confident mathematical understanding of Minkowski's picture of space-time. Special Relativity is loosely based on the tried and tested course at Oxford, where extensive tutorials and problem classes support the lecture course. This is reflected in the book in the large number of examples and exercises, ranging from the rather simple through to the more involved and challenging. The author has included material on acceleration and tensors, and has written the book with an emphasis on space-time diagrams. Written with the second year undergraduate in mind, the book will appeal to those studying the 'Special Relativity' option in their Mathematics or Mathematics and Physics course. However, a graduate or lecturer wanting a rapid introduction to special relativity would benefit from the concise and precise nature of the book.

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Springer
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English
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191

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Special relativity
2003, Springer
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2003, Springer
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1991, Springer-Verlag
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.

Published in
London, New York
Series
Springer undergraduate mathematics series

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Dewey Decimal Class
530.11
Library of Congress
QC173.65 .W66 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 191 p. :
Number of pages
191

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL19289516M
ISBN 10
1852334266
LCCN
2002190890
LibraryThing
2242676
Goodreads
433087

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OL4109128W

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