Special Relativity
A Heuristic Approach

Accessible work on special relativity, providing a new approach to the development of the theory, and in particular, relativistic photography

Sadri Hassani (Author)

9780128104118

Paperback, published 5 May 2017

380 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.79 kg

"The content of the book is unique, including topics such as interstellar travel, relativistic photography, spacetime triangle inequality, the proof of the fact that acceleration reduces aging, and connection between STR, spin, and antimatter. ...This is an impressive, unique book that should be beneficial for students, lecturers and explorers who are interested in STR." --Zentralblatt MATH

Approx.360 pages

1. Qualitative Relativity2. Relativity of Time and Space3. Lorentz Transformation4. Spacetime Geometry5. Spacetime Momentum6. Relativity in Four Dimensions7. Relativistic Photography8. Relativistic Interactions9. Interstellar Travel10. A Painless Introduction to Tensors11. Relativistic Electrodynamics12. Early Universe

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB], Applied mathematics [PBW]