The theory of relativity :: principles, logic and experimental foundation /

The theory of relativity has been hailed as one of the two most important scientific discoveries in the 20th century. This book presents a comprehensive introduction and analysis of the special theory of relativity and its logical and experimental foundations. It explains in detail the basic princip...

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Weitere Verfasser: Ma, Qing-Ping (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Physics research and technology.
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Zusammenfassung:The theory of relativity has been hailed as one of the two most important scientific discoveries in the 20th century. This book presents a comprehensive introduction and analysis of the special theory of relativity and its logical and experimental foundations. It explains in detail the basic principles of the relativity theory, introduces all the important experiments and examines the logic in the reasoning of relativistic results and conclusions. The two fundamental postulates, the principle of relativity and the constancy of the speed of light, are extensively discussed in relation to histor.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781629484280
1629484288