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Special Relativity in General Frames
From Particles to Astrophysics
Buch von Eric Gourgoulhon
Sprache: Englisch

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Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn't restrict itself to inertial frames but considers accelerated and rotating observers. It is thus possible to treat physical effects such as the Thomas precession or the Sagnac effect in a simple yet precise manner. In the final chapters, more advanced topics like tensorial fields in spacetime, exterior calculus and relativistic hydrodynamics are addressed. In the last, brief chapter the author gives a preview of gravity and shows where it becomes incompatible with Minkowsky spacetime.
Well illustrated and enriched by many historical notes, this book also presents many applications of special relativity, ranging from particle physics (accelerators, particle collisions, quark-gluon plasma) to astrophysics (relativistic jets, active galactic nuclei), and including practical applications (Sagnac gyrometers, synchrotron radiation, GPS). In addition, the book provides some mathematical developments, such as the detailed analysis of the Lorentz group and its Lie algebra.
The book is suitable for students in the third year of a physics degree or on a masters course, as well as researchers and any reader interested in relativity.
Thanks to the geometric approach adopted, this book should also be beneficial for the study of general relativity.

"A modern presentation of special relativity must put forward its essential structures, before illustrating them using concrete applications to specific dynamical problems. Such is the challenge (so successfully met!) of the beautiful book by Éric Gourgoulhon." (excerpt from the Foreword by Thibault Damour)
Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn't restrict itself to inertial frames but considers accelerated and rotating observers. It is thus possible to treat physical effects such as the Thomas precession or the Sagnac effect in a simple yet precise manner. In the final chapters, more advanced topics like tensorial fields in spacetime, exterior calculus and relativistic hydrodynamics are addressed. In the last, brief chapter the author gives a preview of gravity and shows where it becomes incompatible with Minkowsky spacetime.
Well illustrated and enriched by many historical notes, this book also presents many applications of special relativity, ranging from particle physics (accelerators, particle collisions, quark-gluon plasma) to astrophysics (relativistic jets, active galactic nuclei), and including practical applications (Sagnac gyrometers, synchrotron radiation, GPS). In addition, the book provides some mathematical developments, such as the detailed analysis of the Lorentz group and its Lie algebra.
The book is suitable for students in the third year of a physics degree or on a masters course, as well as researchers and any reader interested in relativity.
Thanks to the geometric approach adopted, this book should also be beneficial for the study of general relativity.

"A modern presentation of special relativity must put forward its essential structures, before illustrating them using concrete applications to specific dynamical problems. Such is the challenge (so successfully met!) of the beautiful book by Éric Gourgoulhon." (excerpt from the Foreword by Thibault Damour)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Minkowski Spacetime.- 2 Worldlines and Proper Time.- 3 Observers.- 4 Kinematics 1: Motion with Respect to an Observer.- 5 Kinematics 2: Change of Observer.- 6 Lorentz Group.- 7 Lorentz Group as a Lie Group.- 8 Inertial Observers and Poincaré Group.- 9 Energy and Momentum.- 10 Angular Momentum.- 11 Principle of Least Action.- 12 Accelerated Observers.- 13 Rotating Observers.- 14 Tensors and Alternate Forms.- 15 Fields on Spacetime.- 16 Integration in Spacetime.- 17 Electromagnetic Field.- 18 Maxwell Equations.- 19 Energy-Momentum Tensor.- 20 Energy-Momentum of the Electromagnetic Field.- 21 Relativistic Hydrodynamics.- 22 What about Relativistic Gravitation?.- A Basic Algebra.- B Web Pages.- C Special Relativity Books.- References.- List of Symbols.- Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 784
Inhalt: xxx
784 S.
159 s/w Illustr.
19 farbige Illustr.
784 p. 178 illus.
19 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783642372759
ISBN-10: 3642372759
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-642-37275-9
Autor: Gourgoulhon, Eric
Auflage: 2013
Hersteller: Springer
Springer, Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Abbildungen: XXX, 784 p. 178 illus., 19 illus. in color.
Maße: 245 x 176 x 51 mm
Von/Mit: Eric Gourgoulhon
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2013
Gewicht: 1,364 kg
preigu-id: 105682333
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Minkowski Spacetime.- 2 Worldlines and Proper Time.- 3 Observers.- 4 Kinematics 1: Motion with Respect to an Observer.- 5 Kinematics 2: Change of Observer.- 6 Lorentz Group.- 7 Lorentz Group as a Lie Group.- 8 Inertial Observers and Poincaré Group.- 9 Energy and Momentum.- 10 Angular Momentum.- 11 Principle of Least Action.- 12 Accelerated Observers.- 13 Rotating Observers.- 14 Tensors and Alternate Forms.- 15 Fields on Spacetime.- 16 Integration in Spacetime.- 17 Electromagnetic Field.- 18 Maxwell Equations.- 19 Energy-Momentum Tensor.- 20 Energy-Momentum of the Electromagnetic Field.- 21 Relativistic Hydrodynamics.- 22 What about Relativistic Gravitation?.- A Basic Algebra.- B Web Pages.- C Special Relativity Books.- References.- List of Symbols.- Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 784
Inhalt: xxx
784 S.
159 s/w Illustr.
19 farbige Illustr.
784 p. 178 illus.
19 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783642372759
ISBN-10: 3642372759
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-642-37275-9
Autor: Gourgoulhon, Eric
Auflage: 2013
Hersteller: Springer
Springer, Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Abbildungen: XXX, 784 p. 178 illus., 19 illus. in color.
Maße: 245 x 176 x 51 mm
Von/Mit: Eric Gourgoulhon
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2013
Gewicht: 1,364 kg
preigu-id: 105682333
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