Physical Relativity
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Physical Relativity
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Author : Harvey R. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2005-11-24
Physical Relativity written by Harvey R. Brown and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-24 with Science categories.
Physical Relativity explores the nature of the distinction at the heart of Einstein's 1905 formulation of his special theory of relativity: that between kinematics and dynamics. Einstein himself became increasingly uncomfortable with this distinction, and with the limitations of what he called the 'principle theory' approach inspired by the logic of thermodynamics. A handful of physicists and philosophers have over the last century likewise expressed doubts about Einstein's treatment of the relativistic behaviour of rigid bodies and clocks in motion in the kinematical part of his great paper, and suggested that the dynamical understanding of length contraction and time dilation intimated by the immediate precursors of Einstein is more fundamental. Harvey Brown both examines and extends these arguments (which support a more 'constructive' approach to relativistic effects in Einstein's terminology), after giving a careful analysis of key features of the pre-history of relativity theory. He argues furthermore that the geometrization of the theory by Minkowski in 1908 brought illumination, but not a causal explanation of relativistic effects. Finally, Brown tries to show that the dynamical interpretation of special relativity defended in the book is consistent with the role this theory must play as a limiting case of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity: the general theory of relativity. Appearing in the centennial year of Einstein's celebrated paper on special relativity, Physical Relativity is an unusual, critical examination of the way Einstein formulated his theory. It also examines in detail certain specific historical and conceptual issues that have long given rise to debate in both special and general relativity theory, such as the conventionality of simultaneity, the principle of general covariance, and the consistency or otherwise of the special theory with quantum mechanics. Harvey Brown' s new interpretation of relativity theory will interest anyone working on these central topics in modern physics.
Physical Relativity
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Author : Harvey R. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2005-11-24
Physical Relativity written by Harvey R. Brown and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-24 with Philosophy categories.
Physical Relativity explores the nature of the distinction at the heart of Einstein's 1905 formulation of his special theory of relativity: that between kinematics and dynamics. Einstein himself became increasingly uncomfortable with this distinction, and with the limitations of what he called the 'principle theory' approach inspired by the logic of thermodynamics. A handful of physicists and philosophers have over the last century likewise expressed doubts about Einstein'streatment of the relativistic behaviour of rigid bodies and clocks in motion in the kinematical part of his great paper, and suggested that the dynamical understanding of length contraction and time dilation intimated by the immediate precursors of Einstein is more fundamental. Harvey Brown both examines andextends these arguments (which support a more 'constructive' approach to relativistic effects in Einstein's terminology), after giving a careful analysis of key features of the pre-history of relativity theory. He argues furthermore that the geometrization of the theory by Minkowski in 1908 brought illumination, but not a causal explanation of relativistic effects. Finally, Brown tries to show that the dynamical interpretation of special relativity defended in the book is consistent with therole this theory must play as a limiting case of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity: the general theory of relativity.Appearing in the centennial year of Einstein's celebrated paper on special relativity, Physical Relativity is an unusual, critical examination of the way Einstein formulated his theory. It also examines in detail certain specific historical and conceptual issues that have long given rise to debate in both special and general relativity theory, such as the conventionality of simultaneity, the principle of general covariance, and the consistency or otherwise of the special theory withquantum mechanics. Harvey Brown' s new interpretation of relativity theory will interest anyone working on these central topics in modern physics.
A Broader View Of Relativity
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Author : Jong-Ping Hsu
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2006
A Broader View Of Relativity written by Jong-Ping Hsu and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Science categories.
A Broader View of Relativity shows that there is still new life in old physics. The book examines the historical context and theoretical underpinnings of Einstein''s theory of special relativity and describes Broad Relativity, a generalized theory of coordinate transformations between inertial reference frames that includes Einstein''s special relativity as a special case. It shows how the principle of relativity is compatible with multiple concepts of physical time and how these different procedures for clock synchronization can be useful for thinking about different physical problems, including many-body systems and the development of a Lorentz-invariant thermodynamics. Broad relativity also provides new answers to old questions such as the necessity of postulating the constancy of the speed of light and the viability of Reichenbach''s general concept of time. The book also draws on the idea of limiting-four-dimensional symmetry to describe coordinate transformations and the physics of particles and fields in non-inertial frames, particularly those with constant linear accelerations. This new edition expands the discussion on the role that human conventions and unit systems have played in the historical development of relativity theories and includes new results on the implications of broad relativity for clarifying the status of constants that are truly fundamental and inherent properties of our universe. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview (326 KB). Contents: The Historical and Physical Context of Relativity Theory: Space, Time and Inertial Frames; On the Right Track: Voigt, Lorentz, and Larmor; The Novel Creation of the Young Einstein; A Broader View of Relativity: The Central Role of the Principle of Relativity: Relativity Based Solely on the Principle of Relativity; Experimental Tests I & II; Group Properties of Taiji Relativity and Common Relativity; Common Relativity and Quantum Mechanics; Extended Relativity: A Weaker Postulate for the Speed of Light; The Role of the Principle of Relativity in the Physics of Accelerated Frames: The Principle of Limiting Lorentz and Poincar(r) Invariance; Physical Properties of Spacetime in Accelerated Frames; Dynamics of Classical and Quantum Particles in Constant-Linear-Acceleration Frames; Group and Lie Algebra Properties of Accelerated Spacetime Transformations; Appendices: Systems of Units and the Development of Relativity Theories; Quantum Electrodynamics in Both Linearly Accelerated and Inertial Frames; and other papers. Readership: Researchers in the field of relativity theory and advanced undergraduate students as a supplementary text.
The Physical And Mathematical Foundations Of The Theory Of Relativity
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Author : Antonio Romano
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-09-25
The Physical And Mathematical Foundations Of The Theory Of Relativity written by Antonio Romano and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-25 with Science categories.
This unique textbook offers a mathematically rigorous presentation of the theory of relativity, emphasizing the need for a critical analysis of the foundations of general relativity in order to best study the theory and its implications. The transitions from classical mechanics to special relativity and then to general relativity are explored in detail as well, helping readers to gain a more profound and nuanced understanding of the theory as a whole. After reviewing the fundamentals of differential geometry and classical mechanics, the text introduces special relativity, first using the physical approach proposed by Einstein and then via Minkowski’s mathematical model. The authors then address the relativistic thermodynamics of continua and electromagnetic fields in matter – topics which are normally covered only very briefly in other treatments – in the next two chapters. The text then turns to a discussion of general relativity by means of the authors’ unique critical approach, underlining the difficulty of recognizing the physical meaning of some statements, such as the physical meaning of coordinates and the derivation of physical quantities from those of space-time. Chapters in this section cover the model of space-time proposed by Schwarzschild; black holes; the Friedman equations and the different cosmological models they describe; and the Fermi-Walker derivative. Well-suited for graduate students in physics and mathematics who have a strong foundation in real analysis, classical mechanics, and general physics, this textbook is appropriate for a variety of graduate-level courses that cover topics in relativity. Additionally, it will interest physicists and other researchers who wish to further study the subtleties of these theories and understand the contemporary scholarly discussions surrounding them.
Time And Consistent Relativity
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Author : Lyubomir T. Gruyitch
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2015-05-08
Time And Consistent Relativity written by Lyubomir T. Gruyitch and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-08 with Science categories.
Time and Consistent Relativity: Physical and Mathematical Fundamentals establishes a new and original theory of time relativity, which is fully consistent. It explains why Einstein’s theory of time relativity is physically meaningless and mathematically based on tacit inacceptable assumptions, and why it represents the singular case from the mathematical point of view. The consistent relativity theory established in the book represents an exit from the situation created by Einstein’s theory of time relativity. This original book presents novel results on time and its relativity that constitute the consistent relativity theory. The results are free of mistakes, inconsistencies, and paradoxes of Einstein’s time relativity theory. The author’s original discoveries and results constitute the new physical and mathematical fundamentals on time and its relativity. The book presentation is concise, clear, and self-contained. It covers the phenomenon of time and its properties and results in a definition and characterization of time. It enables the great variety of new mathematical results presented in the form of theorems and their corollaries and specifies the necessary and sufficient conditions for the corresponding statements to hold. The proofs are rigorous. This book: Explains the physical nature of time Presents the definition and characterization of time Explains the physical sense of time relativity Rejects Einstein’s time relativity theory as the general one Proves that Einstein’s time relativity theory represents a singular case valid under tacit, physically meaningless and mathematically inacceptable, assumptions Generalizes and extends the Galilean-Newtonian meaning of time and its relativity Introduces various new classes of mathematical transformations related to temporal, spatial, and velocity coordinates and proves the necessary and sufficient conditions for their validity Discovers a great specter of new results on the time uniqueness, relativity, and temporal speed Discovers and proves a great specter of new results on the velocity and its transformations Discovers and proves a great specter of new results on the light speed and its invariance and non-invariance Discovers and proves the relationship of the light speed and the upper limiting speed Opens new directions for further research in physics and mathematical physics
The Principle Of Relativity With Applications To Physical Science
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Author : Alfred North Whitehead
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 2018-10-13
The Principle Of Relativity With Applications To Physical Science written by Alfred North Whitehead and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-13 with Relativity (Physics) categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Physical Foundations Of General Relativity
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Author : Dennis William Sciama
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Physical Foundations Of General Relativity written by Dennis William Sciama and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with General relativity (Physics) categories.
Special Relativity
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Author : Michael Tsamparlis
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Special Relativity written by Michael Tsamparlis and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Science categories.
This textbook develops Special Relativity in a systematic way and offers problems with detailed solutions to empower students to gain a real understanding of this core subject in physics. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and has new sections on relativistic fluids, relativistic kinematics and on four-acceleration. The problems and solution section has been significantly expanded and short history sections have been included throughout the book. The approach is structural in the sense that it develops Special Relativity in Minkowski space following the parallel steps as the development of Newtonian Physics in Euclidian space. A second characteristic of the book is that it discusses the mathematics of the theory independently of the physical principles, so that the reader will appreciate their role in the development of the physical theory. The book is intended to be used both as a textbook for an advanced undergraduate teaching course in Special Relativity but also as a reference book for the future.
Complex Relativity
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Author : Jean E. Charon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Complex Relativity written by Jean E. Charon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Science categories.
Einstein S Relativity And Beyond
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Author : Jong-Ping Hsu
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2000-07-20
Einstein S Relativity And Beyond written by Jong-Ping Hsu and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-20 with Science categories.
The purposes of this book are (1) to explore and expound relativity physics and four-dimensional symmetry from the logically simplest viewpoint by making one single postulate instead of two; and (2) to indicate the simplest generalization of the Lorentz transformation in order to cope with frames with constant linear accelerations. The fundamentally new ideas of the first purpose are developed on the basis of the term paper of a Harvard physics undergraduate. They lead to an unexpected affirmative answer to the long-standing question of whether it is possible to construct a relativity theory without postulating the constancy of the speed of light and retaining only the first postulate of special relativity. This question was discussed in the early years following the discovery of special relativity by many physicists, including Ritz, Tolman, Kunz, Comstock and Pauli, all of whom obtained negative answers. Furthermore, the new theory of relativity indicates the truly universal and fundamental constants in physics, and provides a broad view of relativistic physics beyond special relativity. It substantiates the view and sheds light on the understanding that the four-dimensional symmetry framework can accommodate many different concepts of physical time, including common time and Reichenbach's general concept of time. This logically simplest viewpoint of relativity allows a natural extension of the physics of particles and fields from inertial frames to noninertial frames in which the speed of light is not constant. New predictions in physics resulting from this new viewpoint are discussed. The book is based on papers by the author and his collaborators in Physics Letters A, Nuovo Cimento B, and Physical Review A and D. Contents:A Brief Review of Space and TimeThe Nontrivial Pursuit of Earth's Absolute MotionOn the Right Track — Voigt, Lorentz and LarmorePoincaré's Contributions and the Aether (Past and Present)Young Einstein's Novel Creation Based on 2 PostulatesMinkowski's 4-Dimensional Spacetime, Adjustable Clocks and Flexibility in the Concept of TimeTaiji Relativity Based Solely on 1 Principle — the First Principle of RelativityThe Arbitrary Speed of Light in Taiji Relativity and the Michelson-Morley ExperimentLorentz and Poincaré Invariance Without Involving a Constant Corresponding to the Speed of LightTruly Universal Constants and Physical Laws Based on Taiji RelativityQuantum Electrodynamics Based on Taiji Relativity and Dilatation of Lifetimes and Decay-LengthsCommon Relativity: A Common Time for all ObserversCommon Time and Many-Particle Systems in a 4-Dimensional Symmetry FrameworkCommon Relativity and Quantum MechanicsCommon Relativity and Fuzzy Quantum Field TheoryCommon Relativity and the 3 K Cosmic Background RadiationExtended Relativity: A Weaker Postulate for the Speed of LightExtended Relativity with the Lorentz Group and Lifetime DilatationPhysical Implications of Extended RelativityDetermination of the Parameters of General Linear Transformations by Precision ExperimentsGeneralized Lorentz Transformations for Non-Inertial Frames Based on the Limiting 4-Dimensional SymmetryDynamics of Classical and Quantum Particles in Non-Inertial Frames with the Limiting 4-Dimensional SymmetryExperimental Tests of Generalized Lorentz Transformations for Constant-Linear-Acceleration FramesQuantizations of Scalar, Spinor and Electromagnetic Fields in Constant-Linear-Acceleration FramesTaiji Rotational Transformations with the Limiting 4-Dimensional Symmetry Readership: Theoretical, high-energy and experimental physicists. Keywords:Space;Time;Spacetime;Relativity;Lorentz;Poincare;Einstein;Minkowski;Symmetry;Invariance;Light;JP HsuReviews: “Hsu's book shows many new aspects of Einstein's theory which are not taught in lectures or by any other books on this subject … His understanding and appreciation of physics together with his unconventional style of writing make, in my opinion, the book worth reading for every physicist who is interested in Special Relativity.” Andreas Ernst University of Heidelberg Heidelberg, Germany