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Relativistic Mechanics, Time and Inertia (Hardcover, 1985 ed.)
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Relativistic Mechanics, Time and Inertia (Hardcover, 1985 ed.)
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 8
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To accept the special theory of relativity has, it is universally
agreed, consequences for our philosophical views about space and
time. Indeed some have found these consequences so distasteful that
they have refused to accept special relativity, despite its many
satis factory empirical results, and so they have been forced to
try to account for these results in alternative ways. But it is
surprising that there is much less agreement about exactly what the
philosophical conse quences are, especially when looked at in
detail. Partly this arises because the results of the theory are
derived in an elegant mathematical notation which can conceal as
much as it reveals, and which, accord ingly, offers no incentive to
engage in the thankless task of dissection. The present book is an
essay in careful analysis of special relativity and the concepts of
space and time that it employs. Those who are familiar with the
theory will find here (almost) all the formulae with which they are
familiar;but in many cases the interpretations given to the terms
in these formulae will surprise them. I doubt if this is the last
word about these inter pretations: but I believe that the book is
valuable in ix Foreword x drawing attention to the possibility of
more open dis cussion in general, and in particular to the fact
that acceptance of the theory of relativity need not commit one to
every detail of conventional interpretation of its terms."
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