{"product_id":"newton-to-einstein-the-trail-of-light-an-excursion-to-the-wave-particle-duality-and-the-special-theory-of-relativity-paperback-9780521423236","title":"Newton to Einstein: The Trail of Light; An Excursion to the Wave-Particle Duality and the Special Theory of Relativity (Paperback) 9780521423236","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNewton to Einstein: The Trail of Light\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Excursion to the Wave-Particle Duality and the Special Theory of Relativity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis undergraduate text takes the non-science student from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRalph Baierlein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521423236, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 August 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 150 b\/w illus.  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.5 x 2 cm, 0.733 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This undergraduate text is an excellent introduction to some of the important ideas of modern physics that should be both interesting and accessible also to the general reader.' GLASS Science and Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis undergraduate text takes the reader along the trail of light from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity. Like the best detective stories, it presents clues and encourages the reader to draw conclusions before the answers are revealed. The first seven chapters describe how light behaves, develop Newton's particle theory, introduce waves and an electromagnetic wave theory of light, discover the photon, and culminate in the wave-particle duality. The book then goes on to develop the special theory of relativity, showing how time dilation and length contraction are consequences of the two simple principles on which the theory is founded. An extensive chapter derives the equation E = mc2 clearly from first principles and then explores its consequences and the misconceptions surrounding it. That most famous of issues arising from special relativity - the aging of the twins - is treated simply but compellingly.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. How light behaves\u003cbr\u003e 2. Newton's particle theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. A wave theory of light\u003cbr\u003e 4. Interference\u003cbr\u003e 5. Electromagnetic waves\u003cbr\u003e 6. The photon\u003cbr\u003e 7. The wave–particle duality\u003cbr\u003e 8. Does the speed of light depend on the motion of the source of light?\u003cbr\u003e 9. The principles of the Special Theory of Relativity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Time dilation and length contraction\u003cbr\u003e 11. E=mc2\u003cbr\u003e 12. The twins\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Lorentz transformations\u003cbr\u003e 14. Space and time\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Relativity physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Relativity physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Relativity%20physics%20%5BPHR%5D%22\"\u003ePHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004679606552,"sku":"9780521423236","price":41.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521423236i_783eb2b1-8cd0-4afc-b408-19af2c8950f3.jpg?v=1691381492","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/newton-to-einstein-the-trail-of-light-an-excursion-to-the-wave-particle-duality-and-the-special-theory-of-relativity-paperback-9780521423236","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}