Description
Book SynopsisThis book gives an excellent introduction to the theory of special relativity. Professor Resnick presents a fundamental and unified development of the subject with unusually clear discussions of the aspects that usually trouble beginners. He includes, for example, a section on the common sense of relativity. His presentation is lively and interspersed with historical, philosophical and special topics (such as the twin paradox) that will arouse and hold the reader's interest. You'll find many unique features that help you grasp the material, such as worked-out examples,summary tables,thought questions and a wealth of excellent problems. The emphasis throughout the book is physical. The experimental background, experimental confirmation of predictions, and the physical interpretation of principles are stressed. The book treats relativistic kinematics, relativistic dynamics, and relativity and electromagnetism and contains special appendices on the geometric representation of space-time a
Table of ContentsChapter I The Experimental Background of the Theory of Special Relativity 1
Chapter II Relativistic Kinematics 50
Chapter III Relativistic Dynamics 110
Chapter IV Relativity and Electromagnetism 157
Supplementary Topic A The Geometric Representation of Space-Time 188
Supplementary Topic B The Twin Paradox 201
Supplementary Topic C The Principle of Equivalence and General Relativity 210
Answers to Problems 220
Index 223
