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Special Relativity - An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions (Hardcover, Edition.)
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Special Relativity - An Introduction with 200 Problems and Solutions (Hardcover, Edition.)
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Writing a new book on the classic subject of Special Relativity, on
which numerous important physicists have contributed and many books
have already been written, can be like adding another epicycle to
the Ptolemaic cosmology. Furthermore, it is our belief that if a
book has no new elements, but simply repeats what is written in the
existing literature, perhaps with a different style, then this is
not enough to justify its publication. However, after having spent
a number of years, both in class and research with relativity, I
have come to the conclusion that there exists a place for a new
book. Since it appears that somewhere along the way, mathem- ics
may have obscured and prevailed to the degree that we tend to teach
relativity (and I believe, theoretical physics) simply using
"heavier" mathematics without the inspiration and the mastery of
the classic physicists of the last century. Moreover current trends
encourage the application of techniques in producing quick results
and not tedious conceptual approaches resulting in long-lasting
reasoning. On the other hand, physics cannot be done a la carte
stripped from philosophy, or, to put it in a simple but dramatic
context A building is not an accumulation of stones As a result of
the above, a major aim in the writing of this book has been the
distinction between the mathematics of Minkowski space and the
physics of r- ativity."
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