Dynamics and Relativity

by W.D. McComb and William David McComb

Book Overview

Dynamics and Relativity provides undergraduates in physics with an unusually accessible introduction to special relativity by emphasizing the connections between relativity and classical mechanics. The book begins by developing classical mechanics in a form that the author calls "Galilean Relativity," which emphasizes frames of reference. The author shows how a problem formulated in one frame of reference can then solved in another where the problem...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198501129
• ISBN13: 9780198501121
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"