This compact yet informative Guide presents an accessible route
through Special Relativity, taking a modern axiomatic and
geometrical approach. It begins by explaining key concepts and
introducing Einstein's postulates. The consequences of the
postulates - length contraction and time dilation - are unravelled
qualitatively and then quantitatively. These strands are then tied
together using the mathematical framework of the Lorentz
transformation, before applying these ideas to kinematics and
dynamics. This volume demonstrates the essential simplicity of the
core ideas of Special Relativity, while acknowledging the
challenges of developing new intuitions and dealing with the
apparent paradoxes that arise. A valuable supplementary resource
for intermediate undergraduates, as well as independent learners
with some technical background, the Guide includes numerous
exercises with hints and notes provided online. It lays the
foundations for further study in General Relativity, which is
introduced briefly in an appendix.
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