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Special Relativity, Tensors, and Energy Tensor: With Worked Problems - Couverture rigide

Datta, Somnath

 
9789811228117: Special Relativity, Tensors, and Energy Tensor: With Worked Problems
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9811228116 ISBN 13 : 9789811228117
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

This book takes the reader from the preliminary ideas of the Special Theory of Relativity (STR) to the doorsteps of the General Theory of Relativity (GTR).

The first part explains the main concepts in a layman's language, including STR, the Lorentz transformation, relativistic mechanics. Thereafter the concept of tensors is built up in detail, especially Maxwell's stress tensor with illustrative examples, culminating in the energy-momentum conservation in electromagnetic fields. Mathematical structure of Minkowski's space-time is constructed and explained graphically. The equation of motion is formulated and then illustrated by the example of relativistic rocket. The principle of covariance is explained with the covariant equations of classical electrodynamics. Finally, the book constructs the energy tensor which constitutes the source term in Einstein's field equation, which clears the passage to the GTR.

In the book, the concepts of tensors are developed carefully and a large number of numerical examples taken from atomic and nuclear physics. The graphs of important equations are included. This is suitable for studies in classical electrodynamics, modern physics, and relativity.

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Éditeur
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9811228116
ISBN 13 
9789811228117
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
350
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
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