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Relativistic Point Dynamics
- 1st Edition - April 14, 2015
- Author: Henri Arzeliès
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 1 9 8 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 2 2 6 - 4
Relativistic Point Dynamics focuses on the principles of relativistic dynamics. The book first discusses fundamental equations. The impulse postulate and its consequences and the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteRelativistic Point Dynamics focuses on the principles of relativistic dynamics. The book first discusses fundamental equations. The impulse postulate and its consequences and the kinetic energy theorem are then explained. The text also touches on the transformation of main quantities and relativistic decomposition of force, and then discusses fields of force derivable from scalar potentials; fields of force derivable from a scalar potential and a vector potential; and equations of motion. Other concerns include equations for fields; transfer of the equations obtained by variational methods into the Minkowski continuum; and analysis of the concepts for force and mass. The text also describes the interaction between two electric charges. The selection also discusses the reconsideration of the equivalence of mass and energy; fundamental postulates and general theorem; and relativistic rockets. The text also focuses on elastic collisions between two corpuscles, inelastic collisions, and the Compton effect. The book is a vital source of data for readers wanting to explore relativistic dynamics.
Contents
Preface
Preliminary Remarks on the Importance of Epistemological, Historical and Bibliographical Studies
Physics and Philosophy
The Point of View Adopted; Advice to the Reader on how best to use the Book
Notation
Part one the Dynamics of Particles with Constant Proper Mass
I. Fundamental Equations
II. Transformation of the Main Quantities; Four-vectors
III. Relativistic Decomposition of Force
IV. Fields of Force Derivable from Scalar Potentials
V. Fields of Force Derivable from a Scalar Potential and a Vector Potential
VI. Variational Methods: Equations of Motion
VII. Variational Methods: Equations for Fields
VIII. Transfer of the Equations Obtained by Variational Methods into the Minkowski Continuum
IX. Analysis of the Concepts of Force and Mass
X. The Interaction Between Two Electric Charges. The Relativistic Reconstruction of Electromagnetism
Part two the Dynamics of Particles of Variable Proper Mass
XL Reconsideration of the Equivalence of Mass and Energy; Various Aspects
XII. Fundamental Postulates and General Theorems
XIII. The Action that Modifies the Proper Mass does not Affect the Velocity
XIV. Relativistic Rockets
Part Three Collision Theory
XV. Elastic Collisions Between Two Corpuscles
XVI. The Compton Effect
XVII. Inelastic Collisions (Nuclear Reactions)
Appendix I Supplementary Material
Appendix II Quantum Definition of Mass and Force
Appendix III Complementary References to § [172]
Appendix IV Complementary References to § [220]
Appendix V Errata to Relativistic Kinematics
Appendix VI Complementary references to §§ [40], [186] and [187]
Author Index
- No. of pages: 414
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 14, 2015
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483119847
- eBook ISBN: 9781483152264
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