Special Relativity

Stephen Parrott
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Stephen Parrott: University of Massachusetts Harbor Campus, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Chapter Chapter 1 in Relativistic Electrodynamics and Differential Geometry, 1987, pp 1-31 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Classical Newtonian physics is formulated in terms of the notions of “distance” and “time”. These are taken as primitive concepts whose meaning is supposed to be self-evident and universally agreed upon. The theory of relativity does not recognize “distance” and “time” as concepts whose meaning is self-evident. Instead, they are considered as physical quantities which must be carefully defined in terms of other, still more elementary concepts.

Keywords: Proper Time; Light Cone; Lorentz Transformation; Relativistic Mass; Rest Mass (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-4684-8_1

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