The Physical Theory of Special Relativity

Description

Special Relativity, is a part of the wide-ranging physical theory of relativity formed by the German-born physicist Albert Einstein. It was conceived by Einstein in 1905. Along with quantum mechanics, relativity is central to modern physics. Special relativity is limited to objects that are moving with respect to inertial frames of reference—i.e., in a state of uniform motion with respect to one another such that one cannot, by purely mechanical experiments, distinguish one from the other. The part that makes special relativity so "special" is because these laws apply to everyone, everywhere at every time, including deep inside gravitational fields of all magnitudes. This book “The Physical Theory of Special Relativity” states the theory of special relativity which draws conclusions that are contrary to everyday experience but fully confirmed by experiments that examine subatomic particles at high speeds or measure small changes between clocks traveling at different speeds. The book is simple, error free and covers all the topics necessary for introductory course at graduate and post graduate level. The best thing is that all the topics are presented in a sequence and problems in the exercises covers the application of theoretical part as well.