Special Relativity (1966)

by Anthony Philip French

Series: MIT Introductory Physics

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The book opens with a description of the smooth transition from Newtonian to Einsteinian behaviour from electrons as their energy is progressively increased, and this leads directly to the relativistic expressions for mass, momentum and energy of a particle.

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A very readable and clear undergraduate introduction. (

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sfj2 | Dec 1, 2023 |

One of the best introductions to special theory of relativity (STR). In this book, the background and reasons why STR had to be developed is explained very well. Only after the physics behind the STR is explained, is the space-time diagram introduced and used, unlike other text books which directly start with space time diagrams. After reading this book, one can go on to other books such as Space time physics by taylor and wheeler. (

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In experimental philosophy we are to look upon propositions obtained by general induction from phenomena as accurately or very nearly true . . . till such time as other phenomena occur, by which they may either be made more accurate, or liable to exceptions. —Sir Isaac Newton, Principia (1686)

The relativity theory arose from necessity, from serious and deep contradictions in the old theory from which there seemed no escape. The strength of the new theory lies in the consistency and simplicity with which it solves all these difficulties, using only a few very convincing assumptions . . . The old mechanics is valid for small velocities and forms the limiting case of the new one. —A. Einstein and L. Infeld, The Evolution of Physics (1938)

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