Introduction to Relativity: For Physicists and Astronomers (Complementary Science)

by John B. Kogut

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Introduction to Relativity is intended to teach physics and astronomy majors at the freshman, sophomore or upper-division levels how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental, but accessible, way. Designed to render any reader a ""master of relativity"", everything on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and show more instructor.* Simplicity: the book teaches space and time in relativity in a physical fashi show less

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John Kogut is professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Science & Nature, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
530.11Natural sciences & mathematicsPhysicsPhysicsTheoretical PhysicsRelativity
LCC
QC173.55 .K64SciencePhysicsPhysicsAtomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter
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