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de Gruyter Das Zwillingsparadoxon in Der Relativitätstheorie
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Springer International Publishing AG The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars
Book SynopsisThis book summarizes the recent progress in the physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and, most importantly, it identifies and develops effective strategies to explore, both theoretically and observationally, the many remaining open questions in the field. Because of its significance in the solution of many fundamental questions in nuclear physics, astrophysics and gravitational physics, the study of neutron stars has seen enormous progress over the last years and has been very successful in improving our understanding in these fascinating compact objects. The book addresses a wide spectrum of readers, from students to senior researchers. Thirteen chapters written by internationally renowned experts offer a thorough overview of the various facets of this interdisciplinary science, from neutron star formation in supernovae, pulsars, equations of state super dense matter, gravitational wave emission, to alternative theories of gravity. The book was initiated by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action MP1304 “Exploring fundamental physics with compact stars” (NewCompStar).Trade Review Table of Contents1. Neutron stars formation and Core Collapse Supernovae P. Cerda'-Duran (ES), TBD 2. Strongly magnetized pulsars: explosive events and evolution Gourgouliatos (UK), P. Esposito (NL) 3. Radio pulsars: testing gravity and detecting GWs D. Perrodin (IT), A. Sesana (UK) (TBC) 4. Accreting pulsars: mixing-up accretion phases in transitional systems Di Salvo (IT), S. Campana (IT) 5. Testing the EOS with electromagnetic observations N. Degenaar (UK), Juri Poutanen (FI) 6. Nuclear EOS for Compact Stars & Supernovae A. Fantina (FR), F. Burgio (I) 7. Low-energy QCD & Super-dense matter D. Blaschke (PL), C. Pethick (DK) 8. Superfluidity & Superconductivity in Compact Stars B. Haskell (PL), A. Sedrakian (D) 9. Transport phenomena & reactions rates for Compact Stars & Supernovae P. Shternin (RU), A. Schmitt (UK) 10. GW emission from merging BNSs T. Hinderer (D), L. Rezzolla (D) < 11. EM emission and nucleosynthesis from BNSs A. Arcones (D) B. Giacomazzo (I) 12. GW emission from single neutron stars L. Gualtieri (I), K. Glampedakis (ES) 13. Universal relations and Alternative Gravity Theories D. Doneva (BG), G. Pappas (PT)
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die Relativitätstheorie Einsteins
Book SynopsisDieses Buch ist bis heute eine der populärsten Darstellungen der Relativitätstheorie geblieben. In der vorliegenden Version haben J. Ehlers und M. Pössel vom Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) in Golm/Potsdam den Bornschen Text kommentiert und einen den anschaulichen, aber präzisen Stil Borns wahrendes, umfangreiches Ergänzungskapitel hinzugefügt, das die stürmische Entwicklung der Relativiatätstheorie bis hin zu unseren Tagen nachzeichnet. Eingegangen wird auf Gravitationswellen und Schwarze Löcher, auf neuere Entwicklungen der Kosmologie, auf Ansätze zu einer Theorie der Quantengravitation und auf die zahlreichen raffinierten Experimente, welche die Gültigkeit der Einsteinschen Theorie mit immer größerer Genauigkeit bestätigt haben. Damit bleibt dieses Buch nach wie vor einer der unmittelbarsten Zugänge zur Relativitätstheorie für alle die sich für eine über das rein populärwissenschaftliche hinausgehende Einführung interessieren.Trade Review"Allen interessierten Laien sehr zu empfehlen, die ohne höhere Mathematik tiefer in diese Materie eindringen möchten." (Weltraum-Facts mit Space-Informer, 2001) "Alle, die sich über eine rein populärwissenschaftliche Einführung hinaus für die Relativitätstheorie interessieren – besonders Physikstudenten – werden an dem eingehenden Werk Freude haben." (Der Sternenbote, 2001) "Die Erweiterung bereichert den Text von Born aber nicht nur um neuere Entwicklungen der Physik. Rückverweise verzahnen die neuen Kapitel inhaltlich mit den vorstehenden Überlegungen, und auch das Bornsche Projekt, für den mit Schulmathemaitk und einem "gesunden Menschenverstand" ausgestatteten Leser verständlich zu sein, wird erfolgreich fortgeführt." (Wissenschaftlicher Literaturanzeiger, 2001) "Das Buch zeichnet sich in besonderm Maße gegenüber fast allen anderen Abhandlungen über dieses Thema dadurch aus, daß es in einer zuweilen geradezu brillianten Ausdrucksweise die Problematik der klassischen Physik und deren Hintergrund aufzeigt, die dann durch Einsteins Theorien eine Auflösung fand. [...] Alles in allem ein sehr lesenswertes Buch, jedoch kein populärwissenschaftliches und für den Laien sicherlich auch kein leichtes. Denn trotz der außerordentlich gut verständlichen Darstellungsweise Borns erfordert das Buch außer etwas Grundlagen-Mathematik ein hohes Maß an Aufmerksamkeit und die bereitschaft, physikalsiche Sachverhalte gedanklich zu durchdringen. Es ist mit sicherheit ein Verdienst von Herausgebern und Verlag, Borns Buch durch die Neuauflage mit den aktuellen Ergänzungen wieder einer interessierten Leserschaft verfügbar zu machen." (Nachrichten der Olbers-Gesellschaft, 2001) "Wer eine fundierte, gründliche Einführung in die Welt der Relativitätstheorie sucht, kommt an Borns Klassiker nicht vorbei. Freilich muß man sich mitunter bemühen und auch einiges an Mathematik bewältigen, läuft dafür aber nicht Gefahr, durch aus dem Alltag entlehnte Analogien verwirrt zu werden." (Sirius – Zeitschrift der Vereinigten Amateur-Astronomen, 2002) "Wer die populärwissenschaftlichen Darstellungen der Relativitätstheorie als nicht ausreichend betrachtet und gern etwas tiefer schürfen möchte, dem sei dieses Buch als Lektüre ans Herz gelegt." (Astrokurier, 2002) "Ehlers und Pössel ist damit ein gelungenes Remake von Borns wegweisendem Werk gelungen. Sie haben bewiesen, dass der 80 Jahre alte Zugang zu Einsteins Theorie auch heute noch gangbar ist." (Physik in unserer Zeit, 2002) "[...] weiterhin einer der unmittelbarsten Zugänge zur Relativitätstheorie für Schüler-, Lehrer- und Studentenschaft sowie für alle, die sich nicht beruflich mit relativistischer Physik beschäftigen möchten, insbesondere für jene Leserschaft aus der Amateur-Astronomie, die an einem tieferen Verständnis dieses spannenden Themas interessiert ist. Gerade diesem Kreis ist das vorliegende Buch als Einführung in die moderne Kosmologie sehr zu empfehlen." (ORION 61/314, 2003)Table of ContentsGeometrie und Kosmologie.- Die Grundgesetze der klassischen Mechanik.- Das Newtonsche Weltsystem.- Die Grundgesetze der Optik.- Die Grundgesetze der Elektrodynamik.- Das spezielle Einsteinsche Relativitätsprinzip.- Die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie Einsteins.- Neuere Entwicklungen der relativistischen Physik.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Spezielle Relativitätstheorie für jedermann: Ohne
Book SynopsisBernd Sonne befasst sich in diesem essential mit der Speziellen Relativitätstheorie (SRT) Albert Einsteins. Die Theorien des wohl bedeutendsten Physikers des 20. Jahrhunderts, der unser physikalisches Weltbild revolutionierte, werden für jedermann auch ohne spezielle Vorkenntnisse nachvollziehbar erläutert. In einem historischen Rückblick geht der Autor zunächst darauf ein, wie es zur SRT gekommen ist. Daraufhin stellt er die Prinzipien der SRT vor und geht auf die Äquivalenz von Masse und Energie ein. Anschauliche Beispiele aus der Praxis verdeutlichen die Ausführungen. Einige Paradoxa, die mit der SRT verbunden sind, werden widerspruchsfrei aufgelöst. Die zweite Auflage wurde um weitere Themen ergänzt, wie beispielsweise Aberration sowie die Erzeugung von Röntgenstrahlung.Table of ContentsDie Newtonschen Gesetze – die klassische Grundlage der Mechanik.- Konsequenzen für Einsteins SRT.- Die Prinzipien der Speziellen Relativitätstheorie.- Äquivalenz von Masse und Energie.- Anwendungsbeispiele und Paradoxa.- Zeitreisen – ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit?.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Theoretische Elektrotechnik und spezielle
Book SynopsisIm Buch werden Begriffe der Elektrotechnik unter konsequenter Einbeziehung der speziellen Relativitätstheorie eingeführt. Es kann ein invariantes elektromagnetisches Gesamtfeld aus der Kraft einer bewegten Ladung auf eine bewegte Probeladung definiert werden. So folgt eine plausible Vorstellung, bei der alle elektromagnetischen Vorgänge von einer Ladung ausgehen und sich als Nahwirkung in den Raum ausbreiten. Neben einem elektrischen Potential folgt daraus auch das Vektorpotential. Das Gesetz für die „Ruheinduktion“ kann unmittelbar aus der Vorstellung einer Ausbreitung von Stromänderungen entlang eines Leiters aus dieser Kraft abgeleitet werden. Es ergibt sich die Möglichkeit, für das Magnetfeld weitere Modelle zu erstellen. Die Darstellung ist bis zum vierdimensionalen Raum mit dem Tensorkalkül konsistent.Table of ContentsGrößen des elektrischen Feldes.- Wirkungen bewegter Ladungen mit Hilfe der speziellen Relativitätstheorie.- Potential und Vektorpotential.- Ruheinduktion aus der Kraftwirkung auf eine Probeladung.- Modelle für Magnetfelder.- Vergleich der Vor- und Nachteil.- einige Resultate der Quantenphysik.- Schlussfolgerungen.- Rechenbeispiele.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Das kosmologische Standardmodell: Grundlagen, Beobachtungen und Grenzen
Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über das kosmologische Standardmodell und seine empirische Evidenz: Von welchen Annahmen über den Kosmos und seine Entwicklung gehen wir aus? Wie erklärt die Inflation die Entstehung von Strukturen? Wie verhalten sich Dichtestörungen im Laufe der Zeit? Welche Erkenntnisse können wir aus Beobachtungen des kosmischen Mikrowellenhintergrunds und des Gravitationslinseneffekts ziehen?Neben den Grundlagen, der theoretischen Beschreibung und den Beobachtungen beleuchtet der Autor den aktuellen Stand der Forschung und bespricht offene Fragen der modernen Kosmologie. Damit erreicht das Buch dreierlei: Es schafft Verständnis für die Grundlagen des Modells, beschreibt die empirische Evidenz, die ihm seine Überzeugungskraft verleiht, und regt zum Weiterfragen an.Das Buch bietet sich für Bachelor- oder Masterstudierende der Physik als modernes und verständlich geschriebenes Lehrbuch an. Die Kapitel beginnen mit grundlegenden Fragen zum jeweiligen Thema, wichtige Formeln und Aussagen sind als solche hervorgehoben, kleine Zwischenfragen regen zum aktiven Mitdenken an und Hinweise warnen den Leser vor häufigen Fehlkonzepten oder Verständnisproblemen. Vertiefungsboxen ermöglichen einen Blick über den kanonischen Vorlesungsstoff hinaus und in zahlreichen Beispielen werden physikalische Größen berechnet oder abgeschätzt. Die Lektüre hilft Leserinnen und Lesern dabei, eigene Fragen über unser physikalisches Verständnis des Kosmos zu stellen und Antworten zu finden.Aus dem Inhalt Homogene, isotrope Weltmodelle Alter und Ausdehnung der Welt Thermische Entwicklung Inflation und Dunkle Energie Strukturen im Universum Der kosmische Mikrowellenhintergrund Halos und ihre Massenfunktion Gravitationslinsen Galaxienhaufen, Galaxien und Gas Der AutorMatthias Bartelmann ist seit 2003 Professor für theoretische Astrophysik an der Universität Heidelberg. Für seine Vorlesungen zu verschiedenen Gebieten der theoretischen Physik und Astrophysik erhielt er 2008 und 2016 den Lehrpreis seiner Fakultät. Dieses Buch ist aus seinen Lehrveranstaltungen zur Kosmologie entstanden.Trade Review“... ein modernes deutschsprachiges Lehrbuch ... Das Buch ist übersichtlich gestaltet und gibt Hinweise für eigene Rechnungen und weitere Nachforschungen. Die Bilder und Grafiken illustrieren den Text ausgezeichnet. ... Das Standardmodell hat offene Ränder und die kosmologische Forschung viele offene Fragen. Dieses Buch macht das klar und regt neue Fragen an. Ich kann die Lektüre allen angehenden Kosmolog*innen warmstens empfehlen.” (Prof. Dr. Dominik Schwarz, in: Physik Journal, Jg. 19, Heft 5, 2020)Table of ContentsVorbemerkungen: Größen und Einheiten.- 1 Homogene, isotrope Weltmodelle.- 2 Alter und Ausdehnung der Welt.- 3 Thermische Entwicklung.- 4 Inflation und Dunkle Energie.- 5 Strukturen im Universum.- 6 Der kosmische Mikrowellenhintergrund.- 7 Halos und ihre Massenfunktion.- 8 Gravitationslinsen.- 9 Galaxienhaufen, Galaxien und Gas.- Index.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Elektrodynamik und Relativität: Das theoretische
Book SynopsisWie entsteht die Lorentz-Kraft? Was haben Felder mit Teilchen zu tun? Wieso ist Eichinvarianz anders? Leonard Susskind und Art Friedman erklären nicht alles, was es über Spezielle Relativitätstheorie und Elektrodynamik zu wissen gibt – sondern alles Wichtige.Mit diesem Buch bekommen begeisterte Physik-Amateure die notwendige Mathematik und Formeln an die Hand, die sie für ein wirkliches Verständnis benötigen. Die Autoren erklären mit witzigen und hilfreichen Dialogen, grundlegenden Übungen und glasklaren Erläuterungen die Spezielle Relativitätstheorie und Elektrodynamik so einfach wie möglich, aber nicht einfacher.Table of ContentsEinführung.- 1 Die Lorentz-Transformation.- 2 Geschwindigkeiten und Vierervektoren.- 3 Relativistische Bewegungsgesetze.- 4 Klassische Feldtheorie.- 5 Teilchen und Felder.- I Verrückte Einheiten.- 6 Das Lorentzkraft-Gesetz.- 7 Fundamentale Prinzipien und Eichinvarianz.- 8 Die Maxwell-Gleichungen.- 9 Physikalische Konsequenzen der Maxwell-Gleichungen.- 10 Maxwell aus Lagrange.- 11 Felder und klassische Mechanik.- A Magnetische Monopole.- B Dreidimensionale Differentialoperatoren.- Index.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Aufstieg zu den Einsteingleichungen: Raumzeit, Gravitationswellen, Schwarze Löcher und mehr
Book SynopsisWas sind die Einsteingleichungen? Kann man sie verstehen, ohne Physik studiert zu haben? Dieses Buch gibt die Antwort: Behutsam und detailreich gibt der Autor naturwissenschaftlich Interessierten einen verständlichen Zugang zu Einsteins Relativitätstheorien. An Vorkenntnissen wird nur das vorausgesetzt, was man in der Oberstufe im Gymnasium lernt. Leser setzen sich mit den physikalischen Phänomenen und mathematischen Techniken auseinander, damit sie Einsteins Gravitationstheorie auch quantitativ verstehen können. Leser nähern sich somit Antworten auf Fragen rund um die Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie: Was unterscheidet Einsteins und Newtons Gravitationstheorie? Wie kann man gravitative Anziehung geometrisch beschreiben? Wie kann ein Schwarzes Loch Licht „verschlucken“? Table of ContentsDAS WELTBILD DER GRAVITATION VOR EINSTEIN.- Die Kepler’schen Gesetze.- Fallgesetze.- Newton’sche Gesetze.- Arbeit und Energie.- Drehbewegungen, Rotationen.- Das Newton’sche Gravitationsgesetz.- Literaturhinweise und Weiterführendes zu Teil I.- VEKTOR- UND TENSORRECHNUNG IN DER EUKLIDISCHEN EBENE.- Vektorrechnung in der euklidischen Ebene.- Tensorrechnung in der euklidischen Ebene.- Der Trägheitstensor.- Literaturhinweise und Weiterführendes zum Teil II.- SPEZIELLE RELATIVITÄTSTHEORIE.- Relativitätsprinzip.- Die Geometrie der Raumzeit.- Vektorrechnung in der Speziellen Relativitätstheorie.- Tensorrechnung in der Speziellen Relativitätstheorie.- Energie-Impuls-Tensoren in der Speziellen Relativitätstheorie.- Literaturhinweise und Weiterführendes zum Teil III.- GRUNDLAGEN DER ALLGEMEINEN RELATIVITÄTSTHEORIE.- Gravitation und Raumzeitmodell.- Die mathematischen Grundlagen der gekrümmten Raumzeit.- Bewegung im Gravitationsfeld, Geodätengleichung.- Krümmung im Riemann’schen Raum.- Physikalische Gesetze im Riemann’schen Raum, Einsteingleichungen.- Statische, sphärische Gravitationsfelder.- Literaturhinweise und Weiterführendes für Teil IV.- ANWENDUNG DER ALLGEMEINEN RELATIVITÄTSTHEORIE AUF AUSGESUCHTE.- kosmologische Phänomene.- Gravitationswellen.- Gravitationskollaps und die innere Schwarzschild-Metrik.- Schwarze Löcher.- Literaturhinweise und Weiterführendes für Teil V.- ANHANG: FORMELN UND TABELLEN.- Funktionen, Formeln und physikalische Gesetze.- Einheiten und Konstanten.
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Chiron Academic Press FLATLAND - A Romance of Many Dimensions (The Distinguished Chiron Edition)
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www.bnpublishing.com Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, Second Edition
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Special Relativity And Its Experimental
Book SynopsisThis book is divided into two parts. In the first part we introduce the foundations of special relativity, such as, the inertial frame of reference, the definition of simulataneity, and Einstein's two basic hypotheses. We give the main relativistic effects, e.g. the relativity of simultaneity, velocity addition, length-contraction, the apparent shape of a moving body, time-dilation, Doppler effect, and the Thomas precession, In particular, the simultaneity problem and slow transport of clocks are investigated in detail by means of the test theories of special relativity. In the second part, variant types of experiments performed up to now are analyzed and compared to the predictions of special relativity. This shows that the experiments are a test of the two-way speed of light, but not of the one-way speed of light.Table of ContentsThe foundations of special relativity; relativistic kinematics; the test theories of special relativity; relativistic mechanics; electrodynamics in media; the proca vector field; test of constancy of velocity of light; tests of time dilation; electromagnetism tests; tests of relativistic mechanics; upper bounds on photon mass; tests of Thomas precession; appendix - Minkowvski space-time, four dimension formulation.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Classical Fields: General Relativity And Gauge
Book SynopsisThis invaluable book presents gravitation and gauge fields as interrelated topics with a common physical and mathematical foundation, such as gauge theory of gravitation and other fields, giving emphasis to the physicist's point of view.About half of the material is devoted to Einstein's general relativity theory, and the rest to gauge fields that naturally blend well with gravitation, including spinor formulation, classification of SU(2) gauge fields and null-tetrad formulation of the Yang-Mills field in the presence of gravitation.The text includes a useful introduction to the physical foundation of the theory of gravitation. It also provides the mathematical theory of the geometry of curved space-times needed to describe Einstein's general relativity theory.Table of ContentsThe gravitational field; the geometry of curved space-time; the Einstein field equations; gravitational fields of elementary mass systems; properties of the gravitational field; equations of motion in general relativity; axisymmetric solutions of the Einstein field equations; spinor formulation of gravitation and gauge fields; classification of the gravitational and gauge fields; gauge theory of gravitation and other fields; extended bodies in general relativity.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Artificial Black Holes
Book SynopsisPhysicists are pondering on the possibility of simulating black holes in the laboratory by means of various “analog models”. These analog models, typically based on condensed matter physics, can be used to help us understand general relativity (Einstein's gravity); conversely, abstract techniques developed in general relativity can sometimes be used to help us understand certain aspects of condensed matter physics. This book contains 13 chapters — written by experts in general relativity, particle physics, and condensed matter physics — that explore various aspects of this two-way traffic.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction and Survey (M Visser); Acoustic Black Holes in Dilute Bose-Einstein Condensates (L Garay); Slow Light (U Leonhardt); Black Hole and Baby Universe in a Thin Film of 3He-A (T Jacobson & T Koike); Measurability of Dumb Hole Radiation? (W Unruh); Effective Gravity and Quantum Vacuum in Superfluids (G Volovik); Emergent Relativity and the Physics of Black Hole Horizons (G Chapline et al.); Quasi-Gravity in Branes (B Carter); Towards a Collective Treatment of Quantum Gravitational Interactions (R Parentani); Role of Sonic Metric in Relativistic Superfluid (B Carter); Effective Geometry in Nonlinear Field Theory (Electrodynamics and Gravity) (M Novello); Non-Inertial Quantum Mechanical Fluctuations (H Rosu); Phonons and Forces: Momentum versus Pseudomomentum (M Stone); Coda (M Visser); Appendix: Elements of General Relativity (M Visser).
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World Scientific Publishing Company Einsteins Relativity In Great Britain From Larmor
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Space-time, Yang-mills Gravity, And Dynamics Of
Book SynopsisThis book shows how one can combine Yang-Mills gauge symmetry and effective Einstein-Grossmann metric tensors to tackle physical problems at microscopic, macroscopic and super-macroscopic length scales. In particular, the combination of gauge symmetry and an effective metric tensor provides a framework for and leads to an alternative dynamics of cosmic expansion based on quantum Yang-Mills gravity at the super-macroscopic limit. Together with the cosmological principle, one can investigate and derive expanding scale factors, the age of the universe, the cosmic redshift, and the Hubble recession velocity. Furthermore, this framework leads to a possible explanation for the late-time accelerated cosmic expansion due to baryon masses and charges. All these discussions are based on the operationally defined space and time coordinates of inertial frames. Finally, this book expounds on the intimate relationship between space-time translation gauge symmetry and the beautiful ideas of the Lie derivative and Pauli's variation. One interesting application of the Lie derivative is to formulate a gravitational theory with an external space-time gauge group, which leads to Yang-Mills gravity.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Concepts In Relativistic Dynamics
Book SynopsisThe mechanics of Newton and Galileo is based on the postulate of a universal time which plays the role of an evolution parameter as well as establishing dynamical correlations between interacting systems. The Michelson-Morley experiment, explained by Einstein in terms of Lorentz transformations, appeared to imply that the time is not absolute, but rather suffers from changes when a system is in motion. Einstein's thought experiment involving a moving system and a laboratory frame of observation, however, indicates that the action of the Lorentz transformation corresponds to an observed effect recorded in the laboratory on a clock that must be running in precise synchronization with that of the observed system. Therefore one concludes that there must be a universal time, as postulated by Newton, and the time that suffers Lorentz transformation becomes an observable dynamical variable. This book describes the effect this observation had on the development of the theory of Stueckelberg, Horwitz and Piron, and the corresponding conceptual basis for many phenomena which can be described in a relativistically covariant framework.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Interacting Gravitational, Electromagnetic,
Book SynopsisThis book is devoted to researchers who would like to investigate interactions among gravitational waves and matter fields beyond linear order, including the phenomena of memory effects, gravitational Faraday rotation, soft theorems, and formations of spacetime singularities due to the mutual focus of gravitational waves. Readers only require a basic understanding of general relativity to understand the materials.The book starts with an overview on the fundamentals of the Newman-Penrose formalism and a brief introduction to distribution theory, with which the author systematically develops a mathematical description of spacetimes of colliding plane waves. Then, the author presents a frame-independent definition of polarization of a plane gravitational wave in a curved spacetime, studies in detail the gravitational Faraday rotation of two plane gravitational waves, and shows that each of them can serve as a medium to the other precisely due to their nonlinear interactions. Exact solutions are also presented, which represent a variety of models including the collisions of two plane gravitational waves and the collisions of a plane gravitational wave with a dust shell, a massless scalar wave, an electromagnetic wave, or a neutrino wave. The formation of spacetime singularities due to nonlinear interactions and the effects of gravitational wave polarization on the nature of singularities are also explored.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd General Relativity: A First Examination
Book SynopsisThis textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Many of the calculations are done in detail, without difficult mathematics, to help the students. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations.In the second edition, the famous twin paradox with acceleration is solved in full from the accelerated observer's frame. The findings of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who captured the first ever image of a black hole, are discussed in detail. The geodetic and frame drag precessions of gyroscopes in orbit about a rotating Earth are worked out and the Gravity Probe B (GPB) experiment is discussed. Also in the second edition are some new exercise problems.Resources are provided to instructors who adopt this textbook for their courses. Adopting instructors can print and copy portions of these resources solely for their teaching needs. All instructional resources are furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change without notice.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd General Relativity: A First Examination
Book SynopsisThis textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Many of the calculations are done in detail, without difficult mathematics, to help the students. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations.In the second edition, the famous twin paradox with acceleration is solved in full from the accelerated observer's frame. The findings of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who captured the first ever image of a black hole, are discussed in detail. The geodetic and frame drag precessions of gyroscopes in orbit about a rotating Earth are worked out and the Gravity Probe B (GPB) experiment is discussed. Also in the second edition are some new exercise problems.Resources are provided to instructors who adopt this textbook for their courses. Adopting instructors can print and copy portions of these resources solely for their teaching needs. All instructional resources are furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change without notice.
£33.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Special Relativity, Tensors, And Energy Tensor:
Book SynopsisThis book takes the reader from the preliminary ideas of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) to the doorsteps of the General Theory of Relativity (GTR).The first part explains the main concepts in a layman's language, including STR, the Lorentz transformation, relativistic mechanics. Thereafter the concept of tensors is built up in detail, especially Maxwell's stress tensor with illustrative examples, culminating in the energy-momentum conservation in electromagnetic fields. Mathematical structure of Minkowski's space-time is constructed and explained graphically. The equation of motion is formulated and then illustrated by the example of relativistic rocket. The principle of covariance is explained with the covariant equations of classical electrodynamics. Finally, the book constructs the energy tensor which constitutes the source term in Einstein's field equation, which clears the passage to the GTR.In the book, the concepts of tensors are developed carefully and a large number of numerical examples taken from atomic and nuclear physics. The graphs of important equations are included. This is suitable for studies in classical electrodynamics, modern physics, and relativity.Table of ContentsEinsteinean Relativity: What Is Relativity?; Einstein's Postulates, Their Paradoxes, and How to Resolve Them; Lorentz Transformation; Relativistic Mechanics; Amazing Power of Tensors: Let Us Know Tensors; Maxwell's Stress Tensor; Physics in Four Dimensions: Space-Time and its Inhabitants; Four Vectors of Relativistic Mechanics; Relativistic Rocket; Magnetism as a Relativistic Effect; Principle of Covariance with Application in Classical Electrodynamics; 4-Momentum Conservation in Continuous Media: The Energy Tensor; Appendix;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Advent Of Relativity, The
Book SynopsisThis popular book on special relativity was first published in Moscow back in 1961 under the Russian title 'Очевидное? Нет, ещё неизведанное', which can be roughly translated as 'Is it evident? No, it's unexplored yet!'This clear exposition of the history of the development of physical ideas which eventually led to the discovery of special relativity is a narration of how physicists, from Galileo, Newton to Lorentz, Poincare and Einstein were distracted in their reflections by numerous fallacies (like aether, dragged or not). Then by experiment, it was finally understood that the laws of cinematics and dynamics of the objects moving at high speed can only be formulated with physical definions for what is distance, time or force. After that and from the two basic Einstein postulates — the principle of relativity and the constancy of the speed of light — everything else followed.As the emphasis is on being exact from the scientific viewpoint, it is also accessible to any person with a high school background. The last chapter 'Photon dreams' is addressed to science fiction fans. However, the author proves to the disappointed reader that the laws of physics that we know do not allow the construction of spaceships that could reach even the nearest stars during the life span of the team.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Black Holes, Cosmology And Extra Dimensions
Book SynopsisAssuming basic knowledge of special and general relativity, this book guides the reader to problems under consideration in modern research, concerning black holes, wormholes, cosmology, and extra dimensions. Its first part is devoted to local strong field configurations (black holes and wormholes) in general relativity and its most relevant extensions: scalar-tensor, f(R), and multidimensional theories. The second part discusses cosmology, including inflation and problems of a unified description of the whole evolution of the universe. The third part concerns multidimensional theories of gravity and contains a number of original results obtained by the authors. Expository work is conducted for a mechanism of symmetries and fundamental constants formation. The original approach to nonlinear multidimensional gravity that is able to construct a unique perspective describing different phenomena is highlighted.Much of the content was previously presented only in journal publications and is new for book contents, e.g., on regular black holes, various scalar field solutions, wormholes and their stability, inflation, clusters of primordial black holes, and multidimensional gravity. The last two topics are added in this new edition of the book. The other chapters are also updated to include new discoveries like the detection of gravitational waves.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Mathematical Introduction To General Relativity,
Book SynopsisThe book aims to give a mathematical presentation of the theory of general relativity (that is, spacetime-geometry-based gravitation theory) to advanced undergraduate mathematics students. Mathematicians will find spacetime physics presented in the definition-theorem-proof format familiar to them. The given precise mathematical definitions of physical notions help avoiding pitfalls, especially in the context of spacetime physics describing phenomena that are counter-intuitive to everyday experiences.In the first part, the differential geometry of smooth manifolds, which is needed to present the spacetime-based gravitation theory, is developed from scratch. Here, many of the illustrating examples are the Lorentzian manifolds which later serve as spacetime models. This has the twofold purpose of making the physics forthcoming in the second part relatable, and the mathematics learnt in the first part less dry. The book uses the modern coordinate-free language of semi-Riemannian geometry. Nevertheless, to familiarise the reader with the useful tool of coordinates for computations, and to bridge the gap with the physics literature, the link to coordinates is made through exercises, and via frequent remarks on how the two languages are related.In the second part, the focus is on physics, covering essential material of the 20th century spacetime-based view of gravity: energy-momentum tensor field of matter, field equation, spacetime examples, Newtonian approximation, geodesics, tests of the theory, black holes, and cosmological models of the universe.Prior knowledge of differential geometry or physics is not assumed. The book is intended for self-study, and the solutions to the (over 200) exercises are included.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Modern Aspects Of Relativity
Book SynopsisToday, Relativity is becoming an integrated aspect of engineering fields. Its application to the Global Positioning System (GPS), extends in usage from smart watches to the navigation of cars, airplanes (drones) and even autonomous tractors. In rather expensive particle accelerators, physicists are everyday 'playing' with Relativistic Billiards, common to the betatrons of cancer therapy using electrons. Computer programs, such as 'ray tracing' methods, are enhanced to simulate objects in relativistic motion, which now offer us relativistic visualizations of accretion disks around compact, astrophysical objects like Black Holes.Against the backdrop of the applications explained throughout the chapters, this book takes on a practical and intuitive approach in introducing the Lorentz invariance of light propagation and space-time concepts. The book begins with simple mathematics, like the classical Pythagoras formula for energy-momentum 'triangles'. Later, readers will find the intuitive vector calculus reemerging in the expansion of full relativistic expressions. Prepared with instructive diagrams of recent experiments, even the layperson can grasp the essential study of Relativity and marvel at its applications within this book.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Analytic Hyperbolic Geometry And Albert
Book SynopsisThis book presents a powerful way to study Einstein's special theory of relativity and its underlying hyperbolic geometry in which analogies with classical results form the right tool. The premise of analogy as a study strategy is to make the unfamiliar familiar. Accordingly, this book introduces the notion of vectors into analytic hyperbolic geometry, where they are called gyrovectors. Gyrovectors turn out to be equivalence classes that add according to the gyroparallelogram law just as vectors are equivalence classes that add according to the parallelogram law. In the gyrolanguage of this book, accordingly, one prefixes a gyro to a classical term to mean the analogous term in hyperbolic geometry. As an example, the relativistic gyrotrigonometry of Einstein's special relativity is developed and employed to the study of the stellar aberration phenomenon in astronomy.Furthermore, the book presents, for the first time, the relativistic center of mass of an isolated system of noninteracting particles that coincided at some initial time t = 0. It turns out that the invariant mass of the relativistic center of mass of an expanding system (like galaxies) exceeds the sum of the masses of its constituent particles. This excess of mass suggests a viable mechanism for the formation of dark matter in the universe, which has not been detected but is needed to gravitationally 'glue' each galaxy in the universe. The discovery of the relativistic center of mass in this book thus demonstrates once again the usefulness of the study of Einstein's special theory of relativity in terms of its underlying hyperbolic geometry.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Intrinsic Time Geometrodynamics: At One With The
Book SynopsisA discourse on time, gravity, and the universe that takes the reader through the subtleties of time, the origin of the universe, and physical evolution in Einstein's theory and its extensions. Can time and causality remain fundamental when the classical ideal of spacetime becomes a concept of limited applicability in quantum gravity? A thorough exposition on the canonical framework of Einstein's theory and its extensions reveals the synergy between gravitation and the cosmic clock of our expanding universe that renders time concrete, physical, and comprehensible. In conjunction with a paradigm shift from four-covariance to just spatial diffeomorphism invariance, causal time-ordering of the quantum state of the universe and its evolution in cosmic time become meaningful. The quantum state of the universe is the embodiment of our shared past, present, and future. The advocated framework prompts natural extensions and improvements to Einstein's theory. A salient feature is the addition of a Cotton-York term to the physical Hamiltonian. Besides bringing improved ultraviolet convergence, this radically changes the solution to the initial data problem and the quantum origin of the universe. It lends support to the quantum beginning of the universe as an exact Chern-Simons Hartle-Hawking state that features Euclidean-Lorentzian instanton tunneling. A signature of this state is that it manifests, at the lowest order approximation, scale-invariant two-point correlation function for transverse-traceless quantum metric fluctuations. This initial quantum state also implies, at the level of expectation values, a low-entropy hot smooth Robertson-Walker beginning that is in accord with Penrose's Weyl Curvature Hypothesis. Consequently, the gravitational arrow of time of increasing spatial volume and the thermodynamic second law arrow of time of increasing entropy concur as our universe expands and ages.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Relic Gravitons
Book SynopsisRelic Gravitons delves into the cosmic backgrounds of stochastic gravitational waves, exploring their potential as a unique source of information on the early physical conditions of the Universe close to the Planck epoch. Drawing on various lecture notes, articles, and reviews since the early 1990s, the monograph presents a topical account of the subject. The aim is to offer students and practitioners a useful tool for understanding the most recent developments of a lively field that is now thriving also thanks to forthcoming observational data.While the detection of diffuse backgrounds of gravitational radiation might improve current bounds on the supplementary polarizations of gravitational waves, the author explores across the sixteen chapters of the monograph the sensitivity of cosmic gravitons to the new physics beyond the standard lore of fundamental interactions. It is argued that the discovery of relic gravitons may trigger a paradigm shift whose implications are yet to be fully understood.In different respects, the physics of relic gravitons bridges the microworld of the standard model of fundamental interactions with the macroworld of gravity and cosmology. The ultimate purpose of this book is then to provide, at once, a systematic and self-contained presentation which is still sorely lacking in the current literature.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Special Theory of Relativity: A Mathematical Approach
Book SynopsisThis textbook expounds the major topics in the special theory of relativity. It provides a detailed examination of the mathematical foundation of the special theory of relativity, relativistic mass, relativistic mechanics, and relativistic electrodynamics. As well as covariant formulation of relativistic mechanics and electrodynamics, the text discusses the relativistic effect on photons. A new chapter on electromagnetic waves as well as several new problems and examples have been included in the second edition of the book. Using the mathematical approach, the text offers graduate students a clear, concise view of the special theory of relativity. Organized into 15 chapters and two appendices, the content is presented in a logical order, and every topic has been dealt with in a simple and lucid manner. To aid understanding of the subject, the text provides numerous relevant worked-out examples in every chapter. The mathematical approach of the text helps students in their independent study and motivates them to research the topic further.Table of ContentsPre-Relativity and Galilean Transformations.- Michelson-Morley Experiment and Velocity of Light.- Lorentz Transformations.- Mathematical Properties of Lorentz Transformations.- More mathematical Properties of Lorentz Transformations.- Geometrical Interpretation of spacetime.- Relativistic Velocity and Acceleration.- Four Dimensional World.- Mass in Relativity.- Relativistic Dynamics.- Photon in Relativity.- Relativistic Lagrangian and Hamiltonian.- Electrodynamics in Relativity.- Electromagnetic waves.- Relativistic Mechanics of Continua.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd General Relativity And Gravitation, Proceedings
Book SynopsisThe 16th conference of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR16), held at the International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, from 15 to 21 July, was attended by 450 delegates from around the world. The scientific programme comprised 18 plenary lectures, 1 public lecture and 19 workshops which, excepting 3 plenary lectures, are presented in this proceedings. It was the first major international conference on general relativity and gravitation held on the African continent.Table of ContentsContents: Simplicial Euclidean and Lorentzian Quantum Gravity (J Ambjorn); An Overview of Gravitational-Wave Sources (C Cutler & K Thorne); Gravitating Lumps (D Gal'tsov); Strings, Gravity and Particle Physics (J Maldacena); The Lighter Side of Gravity (J Narlikar); Exact Solutions and Their Interpretation (J Bicak); Approximation Methods (C Will); Physics of the Early Universe (K-I Maeda); Mathematical Cosmology (P Dunsby); Tests of Special and General Relativity (A Beesham); Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (L Ford); and other papers.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Introduction To 2-spinors In General Relativity
Book SynopsisThis book deals with 2-spinors in general relativity, beginning by developing spinors in a geometrical way rather than using representation theory, which can be a little abstract. This gives the reader greater physical intuition into the way in which spinors behave. The book concentrates on the algebra and calculus of spinors connected with curved space-time. Many of the well-known tensor fields in general relativity are shown to have spinor counterparts. An analysis of the Lanczos spinor concludes the book, and some of the techniques so far encountered are applied to this. Exercises play an important role throughout and are given at the end of each chapter.Table of ContentsSpinor geometry; spinor algebra; spinor analysis; Lanczos spinor.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 100 Years Of Relativity: Space-time Structure -
Book SynopsisThanks to Einstein's relativity theories, our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of this interplay. The articles take a long-range view of the subject and distill the most important advances in broad terms, making them easily accessible to non-specialists. The first part is devoted to a summary of how relativity theories were born (J Stachel). The second part discusses the most dramatic ramifications of general relativity, such as black holes (P Chrusciel and R Price), space-time singularities (H Nicolai and A Rendall), gravitational waves (P Laguna and P Saulson), the large scale structure of the cosmos (T Padmanabhan); experimental status of this theory (C Will) as well as its practical application to the GPS system (N Ashby). The last part looks beyond Einstein and provides glimpses into what is in store for us in the 21st century. Contributions here include summaries of radical changes in the notions of space and time that are emerging from quantum field theory in curved space-times (Ford), string theory (T Banks), loop quantum gravity (A Ashtekar), quantum cosmology (M Bojowald), discrete approaches (Dowker, Gambini and Pullin) and twistor theory (R Penrose).Trade Review"This is a well-written book, edited by Abhay Ashtekar to celebrate 100 years of relativity. It is dedicated to describing how our understanding of space-time structure has evolved since Einstein's path-breaking 1905 paper on special relativity, and how it might further evolve in the next century, and contains, in three parts, contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of the interplay between geometry and physics that has dominated all the fundamental physics since then."Mathematical Reviews"... is a book of lasting value, serving both as an overview for non-specialists and as a work of reference for specialists ... The book is valuable both as an accessible overview of current research and as a work of reference. I strongly recommend the book for libraries whose users have an interest in gravity research at any level."General Relativity and GravitationTable of Contents# From Newton to Einstein: # Development of the Concepts of Space, Time and Space-Time from Newton to Einstein (J Stachel) # Einstein's Universe: # Gravitational Billiards, Dualities and Hidden Symmetries (H Nicolai) # The Nature of Spacetime Singularities (A D Rendall) # Black Holes -- An Introduction (P T Chrusciel) # The Physical Basis of Black Hole Astrophysics (R H Price) # Probing Space-Time Through Numerical Simulations (P Laguna) # Understanding Our Universe: Current Status and Open Issues (T Padmanabhan) # Was Einstein Right? Testing Relativity at the Centenary (C M Will) # Receiving Gravitational Waves (P R Saulson) # Relativity in the Global Positioning System (N Ashby) # Beyond Einstein: # Spacetime in Semiclassical Gravity (L H Ford) # Space Time in String Theory (T Banks) # Quantum Geometry and Its Ramifications (A Ashtekar) # Loop Quantum Cosmology (M Bojowald) # Consistent Discrete Space-Time (R Gambini & J Pullin) # Causal Sets and the Deep Structure of Spacetime (F Dowker) # The Twistor Approach to Space-Time Structures (R Penrose)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Broader View Of Relativity, A: General
Book SynopsisA Broader View of Relativity shows that there is still new life in old physics. The book examines the historical context and theoretical underpinnings of Einstein's theory of special relativity and describes Broad Relativity, a generalized theory of coordinate transformations between inertial reference frames that includes Einstein's special relativity as a special case. It shows how the principle of relativity is compatible with multiple concepts of physical time and how these different procedures for clock synchronization can be useful for thinking about different physical problems, including many-body systems and the development of a Lorentz-invariant thermodynamics. Broad relativity also provides new answers to old questions such as the necessity of postulating the constancy of the speed of light and the viability of Reichenbach's general concept of time. The book also draws on the idea of limiting-four-dimensional symmetry to describe coordinate transformations and the physics of particles and fields in non-inertial frames, particularly those with constant linear accelerations. This new edition expands the discussion on the role that human conventions and unit systems have played in the historical development of relativity theories and includes new results on the implications of broad relativity for clarifying the status of constants that are truly fundamental and inherent properties of our universe.Trade Review"... it does provide a novel viewpoint of relativity and would be interesting for anyone looking beyond a standard textbook presentation."Australian PhysicsTable of ContentsThe Historical and Physical Context of Relativity Theory: Space, Time and Inertial Frames; On the Right Track: Voigt, Lorentz, and Larmor; The Novel Creation of the Young Einstein; A Broader View of Relativity: The Central Role of the Principle of Relativity: Relativity Based Solely on the Principle of Relativity; Experimental Tests I & II; Group Properties of Taiji Relativity and Common Relativity; Common Relativity and Quantum Mechanics; Extended Relativity: A Weaker Postulate for the Speed of Light; The Role of the Principle of Relativity in the Physics of Accelerated Frames: The Principle of Limiting Lorentz and Poincare Invariance; Physical Properties of Spacetime in Accelerated Frames; Dynamics of Classical and Quantum Particles in Constant-Linear-Acceleration Frames; Group and Lie Algebra Properties of Accelerated Spacetime Transformations; Appendices: Systems of Units and the Development of Relativity Theories; Quantum Electrodynamics in Both Linearly Accelerated and Inertial Frames; and other papers.
£153.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 100 Years Of Relativity: Space-time Structure -
Book SynopsisThanks to Einstein's relativity theories, our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of this interplay. The articles take a long-range view of the subject and distill the most important advances in broad terms, making them easily accessible to non-specialists. The first part is devoted to a summary of how relativity theories were born (J Stachel). The second part discusses the most dramatic ramifications of general relativity, such as black holes (P Chrusciel and R Price), space-time singularities (H Nicolai and A Rendall), gravitational waves (P Laguna and P Saulson), the large scale structure of the cosmos (T Padmanabhan); experimental status of this theory (C Will) as well as its practical application to the GPS system (N Ashby). The last part looks beyond Einstein and provides glimpses into what is in store for us in the 21st century. Contributions here include summaries of radical changes in the notions of space and time that are emerging from quantum field theory in curved space-times (Ford), string theory (T Banks), loop quantum gravity (A Ashtekar), quantum cosmology (M Bojowald), discrete approaches (Dowker, Gambini and Pullin) and twistor theory (R Penrose).Trade Review"This is a well-written book, edited by Abhay Ashtekar to celebrate 100 years of relativity. It is dedicated to describing how our understanding of space-time structure has evolved since Einstein's path-breaking 1905 paper on special relativity, and how it might further evolve in the next century, and contains, in three parts, contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of the interplay between geometry and physics that has dominated all the fundamental physics since then."Mathematical Reviews"... is a book of lasting value, serving both as an overview for non-specialists and as a work of reference for specialists ... The book is valuable both as an accessible overview of current research and as a work of reference. I strongly recommend the book for libraries whose users have an interest in gravity research at any level."General Relativity and GravitationTable of ContentsFrom Newton to Einstein: Development of the Concepts of Space, Time and Space-Time from Newton to Einstein (J Stachel); Einstein's Universe: Gravitational Billiards, Dualities and Hidden Symmetries (H Nicolai); The Nature of Spacetime Singularities (A D Rendall); Black Holes -- An Introduction (P T Chru ciel); The Physical Basis of Black Hole Astrophysics (R H Price); Probing Space-Time Through Numerical Simulations (P Laguna); Understanding Our Universe: Current Status and Open Issues (T Padmanabhan); Was Einstein Right? Testing Relativity at the Centenary (C M Will); Receiving Gravitational Waves (P R Saulson); Relativity in the Global Positioning System (N Ashby); Beyond Einstein: Spacetime in Semiclassical Gravity (L H Ford); Space Time in String Theory (T Banks); Quantum Geometry and Its Ramifications (A Ashtekar); Loop Quantum Cosmology (M Bojowald); Consistent Discrete Space-Time (R Gambini & J Pullin); Causal Sets and the Deep Structure of Spacetime (F Dowker); The Twistor Approach to Space-Time Structures (R Penrose).
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Introduction To General Relativity
Book SynopsisA working knowledge of Einstein's theory of general relativity is an essential tool for every physicist today. This self-contained book is an introductory text on the subject aimed at first-year graduate students, or advanced undergraduates, in physics that assumes only a basic understanding of classical Lagrangian mechanics. The mechanics problem of a point mass constrained to move without friction on a two-dimensional surface of arbitrary shape serves as a paradigm for the development of the mathematics and physics of general relativity. After reviewing special relativity, the basic principles of general relativity are presented, and the most important applications are discussed. The final special topics section guides the reader through a few important areas of current research.This book will allow the reader to approach the more advanced texts and monographs, as well as the continual influx of fascinating new experimental results, with a deeper understanding and sense of appreciation.Table of ContentsParticle on a Two-Dimensional Surface; Curvilinear Coordinate Systems; Particle on a Two-Dimensional Surface -- Revisited; Some Tensor Analysis; Special Relativity; General Relativity; Precession of Perihelion; Gravitational Redshift; Neutron Stars; Cosmology; Gravitational Radiation; Special Topics; Problems.
£76.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Special Relativity For Beginners: A Textbook For
Book SynopsisThis book, first appearing in German in 2004 under the title Spezielle Relativitätstheorie für Studienanfänger, offers access to the special theory of relativity for readers with a background in mathematics and physics comparable to a high school honors degree. All mathematical and physical competence required beyond that level is gradually developed through the book, as more advanced topics are introduced. The full tensor formalism, however, is dispensed with as it would only be a burden for the problems to be dealt with. Eventually, a substantial and comprehensive treatise on special relativity emerges which, with its gray-shaded formulary, is an invaluable reference manual for students and scientists alike.Some crucial results are derived more than once with different approaches: the Lorentz transformation in one spatial direction three times, the Doppler formula four times, the Lorentz transformation in two directions twice; also twice the unification of electric and magnetic forces, the velocity addition formula, as well as the aberration formula. Beginners will be grateful to find several routes to the goal; moreover, for a theory like relativity, it is of fundamental importance to demonstrate that it is self-contained and without contradictions.Author's website: www.relativity.ch.Table of ContentsThe Postulates of Special Relativity; Time Dilation; Length Contraction; Lorentz Transformation in 1-3 Dimensions; Minkowski Diagrams; Simultaneity; Velocity Addition; Aberration of Light; Accelerated Motion; Doppler Effect; Relativistic Paradoxes Explained in Detail; Images of Fast Moving Objects; Mass; Momentum; Energy; Force; Four-Dimensional Invariance; Four-Vectors and Scalar Products; High-Energy Physics Problems Calculated with the Energy-Momentum Four-Vector, Electric and Magnetic Fields.
£57.95
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd General Relativity: A First Examination
Book SynopsisThis textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Besides, the readers are introduced to the subject easily without the need for advanced mathematics. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations. Full solutions to some important problems are provided, and the experimental evidence is discussed in detail.Resources are provided to instructors who adopt this textbook for their courses. Adopting instructors can print and copy portions of these resources solely for their teaching needs. All instructional resources are furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change without notice.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd General Relativity: A First Examination
Book SynopsisThis textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Besides, the readers are introduced to the subject easily without the need for advanced mathematics. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations. Full solutions to some important problems are provided, and the experimental evidence is discussed in detail.Resources are provided to instructors who adopt this textbook for their courses. Adopting instructors can print and copy portions of these resources solely for their teaching needs. All instructional resources are furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change without notice.
£26.60
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Global Nonlinear Stability Of Minkowski Space For
Book SynopsisThis book is devoted to the Einstein's field equations of general relativity for self-gravitating massive scalar fields. We formulate the initial value problem when the initial data set is a perturbation of an asymptotically flat, spacelike hypersurface in Minkowski spacetime. We then establish the existence of an Einstein development associated with this initial data set, which is proven to be an asymptotically flat and future geodesically complete spacetime.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Memorial Volume For Yi-shi Duan
Book SynopsisYi-Shi Duan (1927-2016) was one of the world-renowned pioneers in the study of gauge field theory and general relativity. Trained in the former Soviet Union, Prof. Duan returned to China in 1957 to work in Lanzhou University for 60 years. In 1963, he came up with a general co-variant form of the conservation law of the energy-momentum tensor in general relativity. In 1979, he suggested that the gauge potential could be decomposed, which has important implications to gauge field theory. He trained in China a big team of talents in theoretical physics. His contributions to theoretical physics in China have earned him praise from both Professor Shiing-Shen Chern and Professor Chen-Ning Yang.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd New Perspectives On Einstein's E = Mc2
Book SynopsisEinstein's energy-momentum relation is applicable to particles of all speeds, including the particle at rest and the massless particle moving with the speed of light. If one formula or formalism is applicable to all speeds, we say it is 'Lorentz-covariant.' As for the internal space-time symmetries, there does not appear to be a clear way to approach this problem. For a particle at rest, there are three spin degrees of freedom. For a massless particle, there are helicity and gauge degrees of freedom. The aim of this book is to present one Lorentz-covariant picture of these two different space-time symmetries. Using the same mathematical tool, it is possible to give a Lorentz-covariant picture of Gell-Mann's quark model for the proton at rest and Feynman's parton model for the fast-moving proton. The mathematical formalism for these aspects of the Lorentz covariance is based on two-by-two matrices and harmonic oscillators which serve as two basic scientific languages for many different branches of physics. It is pointed out that the formalism presented in this book is applicable to various aspects of optical sciences of current interest.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Competitive Physics: Thermodynamics,
Book SynopsisWritten by a former Olympiad student, Wang Jinhui, and a Physics Olympiad national trainer, Bernard Ricardo, Competitive Physics delves into the art of solving challenging physics puzzles. This book not only expounds a multitude of physics topics from the basics but also illustrates how these theories can be applied to problems, often in an elegant fashion. With worked examples that depict various problem-solving sleights of hand and interesting exercises to enhance the mastery of such techniques, readers will hopefully be able to develop their own insights and be better prepared for physics competitions. Ultimately, problem-solving is a craft that requires much intuition. Yet this intuition, perhaps, can only be honed by trudging through an arduous but fulfilling journey of enigmas.This is the second part of a two-volume series and will mainly analyze thermodynamics, electromagnetism and special relativity. A brief overview of geometrical optics is also included.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Fundamentals Of Interferometric Gravitational
Book Synopsis'The content of the Saulson’s book remains valid and offers a versatile introduction to gravitational wave astronomy. The book is appropriate for undergraduate students and can be read by graduate students and researchers who want to be involved in either the theoretical or the experimental traits of the study of gravitational waves.'Contemporary PhysicsLIGO's recent discovery of gravitational waves was headline news around the world. Many people will want to understand more about what a gravitational wave is, how LIGO works, and how LIGO functions as a detector of gravitational waves.This book aims to communicate the basic logic of interferometric gravitational wave detectors to students who are new to the field. It assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of physics, but no special familiarity with gravitational waves, with general relativity, or with the special techniques of experimental physics. All of the necessary ideas are developed in the book.The first edition was published in 1994. Since the book is aimed at explaining the physical ideas behind the design of LIGO, it stands the test of time. For the second edition, an Epilogue has been added; it brings the treatment of technical details up to date, and provides references that would allow a student to become proficient with today's designs.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Michelson-morley Experiments: An Enigma For
Book Synopsis'The book should be an interesting read for advanced students within the field and for experts working in it.'Contemporary PhysicsIn 1887, Michelson and Morley tried to observe in laboratory the 'ether drift' by measuring a small difference in the velocity of two perpendicular light beams. The result of their measurements, however, was much smaller than the classical prediction and interpreted as a 'null result'. This was crucial to stimulate the first pioneering formulations of relativity and, as such, it represents a fundamental step in the history of science. Since then, many repetitions of that original experiment have been performed with better and better sensitivity and the standard conclusion has been always the same: no genuine ether drift has ever been detected. However, in the authors' new scheme, the small irregular residuals observed in laboratory show surprising correlations with the direct observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with satellites in space. This opens the possibility of finally linking the CMB to a fundamental reference frame for relativity, with substantial implications for the interpretation of non-locality in the quantum theory. The importance of the issue would require new dedicated experimental tests and significant improvements in the data analysis. Otherwise, without such more stringent checks, these crucial experiments will remain forever as an enigma for physics and the history of science. The book illustrates the many facets of this research together with historical accounts on some leading scientists involved in these measurements.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd General Relativistic Dynamics: Extending
Book SynopsisThis book brings Einstein's general relativity into action in new ways at scales ranging from the tiny Planck scale to the scale of immense galactic clusters. It presents the case that Einstein's theory of gravity can describe the observed dynamics of galaxies without invoking the unknown “dark matter” required in models based on Newtonian gravity.Drawing on the author's experience as a lecturer and on his own research, the book covers the essentials of Einstein's special and general relativity at a level accessible to undergraduate students. The early chapters provide a compact introduction to relativity for readers who have little or no background in the subject. Hermann Bondi's very transparent approach to special relativity is expanded to resolve the “twin paradox” using only elementary mathematics. In later chapters, general relativity is used to extend the concept of the Planck scale, to address the role of the cosmological term and to analyze the concept of “time machines”.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Fractal Time: Why A Watched Kettle Never Boils
Book SynopsisThis book provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the notion of fractal time, starting from scratch with a philosophical and perceptual puzzle. How subjective duration varies, depending on the way we embed current content into contexts, is explained.The complexity of our temporal perspective depends on the number of nestings performed, i.e. on the number of contexts taken into account. This temporal contextualization is described against the background of the notion of fractal time. Our temporal interface, the Now, is portrayed as a fractal structure which arises from the distribution of content and contexts in two dimensions: the length and the depth of time. The leitmotif of the book is the notion of simultaneity, which determines the temporal structure of our interfaces. Recent research results are described which present and discuss a number of distorted temporal perspectives. It is suggested that dynamical diseases arise from unsuccessful nesting attempts, i.e. from failed contextualization. Successful nesting, by contrast, manifests itself in a “win-win handshake” between the observer-participant and his chosen context. The answer as to why a watched kettle never boils has repercussions in many a discipline. It would be of immense interest to anyone who works in the fields of cognitive and complexity sciences, psychology and the neurosciences, social medicine, philosophy and the arts.Table of ContentsWhen Time Slows Down; Subjective Duration; The Fractal Structure of the Now: Time's Length, Depth and Density; Fractal Temporal Perspectives; Corrective Distortions; The View from Within: In-Forming Boundaries; Contextualization: Extended Observer-Participants; Temporal Binding: Synchronizing Perceptions; Nesting Speed: Global vs Local Perspectives; Duration: Distributing Content and Context; Modifying Duration I: Nesting and De-Nesting; Modifying Duration II: Time Condensation; Defining Boundaries: Why is It Always Now?; Outlook: Here There be Dragons.;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd New Perspective On Relativity, A: An Odyssey In
Book SynopsisStarting off from noneuclidean geometries, apart from the method of Einstein's equations, this book derives and describes the phenomena of gravitation and diffraction. A historical account is presented, exposing the missing link in Einstein's construction of the theory of general relativity: the uniformly rotating disc, together with his failure to realize, that the Beltrami metric of hyperbolic geometry with constant curvature describes exactly the uniform acceleration observed.This book also explores these questions:Table of ContentsA Brief History of Relativity, Light, and Gravity; Which Geometry?; The Origins of Mass; Relativity of Thermodynamics; The 'General' Theory Short-Circuited; Relativity of Hyperbolic Space; Nonequivalence of Gravitation and Acceleration; Aberration and Radiation Pressure in the Klein and Poincare Models; The Inertia of Polarization.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Physics Of Reality, The: Space, Time, Matter,
Book SynopsisA truly Galilean-class volume, this book introduces a new method in theory formation, completing the tools of epistemology. It covers a broad spectrum of theoretical and mathematical physics by researchers from over 20 nations from four continents. Like Vigier himself, the Vigier symposia are noted for addressing avant-garde, cutting-edge topics in contemporary physics. Among the six proceedings honoring J.-P. Vigier, this is perhaps the most exciting one as several important breakthroughs are introduced for the first time. The most interesting breakthrough in view of the recent NIST experimental violations of QED is a continuation of the pioneering work by Vigier on tight bound states in hydrogen. The new experimental protocol described not only promises empirical proof of large-scale extra dimensions in conjunction with avenues for testing string theory, but also implies the birth of the field of unified field mechanics, ushering in a new age of discovery. Work on quantum computing redefines the qubit in a manner that the uncertainty principle may be routinely violated. Other breakthroughs occur in the utility of quaternion algebra in extending our understanding of the nature of the fermionic singularity or point particle. There are several other discoveries of equal magnitude, making this volume a must-have acquisition for the library of any serious forward-looking researchers.Table of ContentsFoundational Physics: Non-Commutative Worlds (Louis H Kauffman); What is Wrong with Spacetime? (Garnet Ord); Zero-Totality in Action-Reaction Space: A Generalization of Newton's Third Law? (Sabah E Karam); New Formalization of Putnam's Proof That Time Does Not Flow (Jan Czerniawski); Special and General Relativity: Explicit and Implicit Uncertainties and Uncertainty principle in the Special Theory of Relativity (Oleg Matvejev); On the Maximum Speed of Matter Dionysios (G Raftopoulos); Relativity Based on Revised Particle Physics (Albrecht Giese); Geometrodynamics: A Complementarity of Newton's and Einstein's Gravity (Richard L Amoroso); Thermodynamics, Fields, and Gravity: Thoughts on Landauer's Principle and Its Experimental Verification (Jeremy Dunning-Davies); Fields in Action (John Dainton); Dark Matter Halo Around a Gravitational Body (Vladimir Kauts); An Introduction to Boscovichian Unified Field Theory (Roger Anderton); Quantum Mechanics : Quantum Causality (Sergey Korotaev); Stability of the Magnetized Quantum Vacuum (Shang-Yung Wang); Emergence of a New Quantum Mechanic by Multivalued Logic (Claude Gaudeau de Gerlicz); Dirac Sea and Its Evolution (Boris Volfson); Cosmology and Consciousness: Asymptotically Einstein Universe (Phillial Oh); Universal Scaling Laws in Quantum Theory and Cosmology (Elizabeth A Rauscher); A Transluminal Energy Quantum Model of The Cosmic Quantum (Richard Gautier); The Neurogenetic Correlates of Consciousness (John K Grandy); and other papers.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Space, Time And Matter
Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the fundamental concepts of space, time and matter. It presents a novel reformulation of both the special and general theory of relativity, in which time does not constitute the fourth dimension in a conventional 4-dimensional space-time. Instead, the role of time is played by the flow of a vector field on a 3-dimensional space. The standard models of de Sitter, Schwarzschild and Kerr space-times are reformulated in a purely 3-dimensional manifold.The volume also presents a theory of matter in which the fundamental particles, such as baryons and leptons, appear as a result of an interaction between left-handed and right-handed 2-component Weyl neutrinos. The Appendices contain a comprehensive treatment of classical mechanics in terms of Hamiltonian vector fields on symplectic manifolds. Graduate students of mathematical physics or theoretical physics, as well as academics, will find this volume of interest.Table of ContentsRelativistic Kinematics and Dynamics on 3-Manifolds; Gauss - Einstein Equations on 3-Manifolds; The de Sitter, Schwarzschild and Kerr Space-Times; A New Solution of the Vacuum Einstein Field Equations; Weyl Neutrinos and the Photon; A Neutrino Theory of Matter; Dynamical Vector Fields of Classical Mechanics.
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