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Introducing special relativity

by W.S.C. Williams

This textbook introduces special relativity for undergraduate physics students, covering fundamentals such as time dilation, relativistic energy, and momentum. It examines the Lorentz transformation and reviews key experiments in the development of 20th-century physics.

Accession 30454 ISBN 0415277620 Publisher Taylor & Francis
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