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  • The Geometry of Special Relativity - a Concise Course

    by Norbert Dragon ...
    Series series SpringerBriefs in Physics
    In this concise primer it is shown that, with simple diagrams, the phenomena of time dilatation, length contraction and Lorentz transformations can be deduced from the fact that in a vacuum one cannot distinguish physically straight and uniform motion from rest, and that the speed of light does not depend on the speed of either the source or the observer. The text proceeds to derive the important ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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  • The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 1

    Machines and Mechanisms

    by Yoshihito Isogawa ...
    This first volume of The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Machines and Mechanisms, showcases small projects to build with LEGO Technic gears, motors, gadgets, and other moving elements. You’ll find hundreds of clever, buildable mechanisms, each one demonstrating a key building technique or mechanical principle.You’ll learn to build sliding doors, grasping claws, rack-and-pinion mechanisms, and ball ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Basic Earthquake Engineering

    From Seismology to Analysis and Design

    by Halûk Sucuoğlu, Sinan Akkar ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides senior undergraduate students, master students and structural engineers who do not have a background in the field with core knowledge of structural earthquake engineering that will be invaluable in their professional lives. The basics of seismotectonics, including the causes, magnitude, and intensity of earthquakes, are first explained. Then the book introduces basic elements of ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Introduction to Classical Mechanics

    With Problems and Solutions

    by David Morin ...
    This textbook covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, including Newton's laws, oscillations, energy, momentum, angular momentum, planetary motion, and special relativity. It also explores more advanced topics, such as normal modes, the Lagrangian method, gyroscopic motion, fictitious forces, 4-vectors, and general relativity. It contains more than 250 problems with ... Read more

    $72.19 USD

  • Einstein in Matrix Form

    Exact Derivation of the Theory of Special and General Relativity without Tensors

    by Günter Ludyk ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book is an introduction to the theories of Special and General Relativity. The target audience are physicists, engineers and applied scientists who are looking for an understandable introduction to the topic - without too much new mathematics. The fundamental equations of Einstein's theory of Special and General Relativity are derived using matrix calculus, without the help of tensors. This ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Principles of Astrophysics

    Using Gravity and Stellar Physics to Explore the Cosmos

    by Charles Keeton ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book gives a survey of astrophysics at the advanced undergraduate level, providing a physics-centred analysis of a broad range of astronomical systems. It originates from a two-semester course sequence at Rutgers University that is meant to appeal not only to astrophysics students but also more broadly to physics and engineering students. The organisation is driven more by physics than by ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Head First Physics

    A learner's companion to mechanics and practical physics (AP Physics B - Advanced Placement)

    by Heather Lang ...
    Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who "just don't get it."Head First Physics offers a format that's rich in visuals and ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Variational Approach to Gravity Field Theories

    From Newton to Einstein and Beyond

    by Alberto Vecchiato ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book offers a detailed and stimulating account of the Lagrangian, or variational, approach to general relativity and beyond. The approach more usually adopted when describing general relativity is to introduce the required concepts of differential geometry and derive the field and geodesic equations from purely geometrical properties. Demonstration of the physical meaning then requires the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Three-body Problem from Pythagoras to Hawking

    by Mauri Valtonen, Joanna Anosova, Konstantin Kholshevnikov, Aleksandr Mylläri, Victor Orlov, Kiyotaka Tanikawa ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book, written for a general readership, reviews and explains the three-body problem in historical context reaching to latest developments in computational physics and gravitation theory. The three-body problem is one of the oldest problems in science and it is most relevant even in today’s physics and astronomy.The long history of the problem from Pythagoras to Hawking parallels the evolution ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Newtonian Mechanics For Undergraduates

    by Vijay Tymms ...
    Series series Essential Textbooks In Physics
    Newtonian mechanics is a cornerstone topic in physics. Regardless of the path an aspiring physicist takes, an intimate and intuitive understanding of how objects behave within Newton's law of motion is essential.Yet the transition from high school physics to university level physics can be — and should be — difficult. The aim of this book is to teach Newtonian mechanics suitable for the first two ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Mass and Motion in General Relativity

    Edited by Luc Blanchet, Alessandro Spallicci, Bernard Whiting ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    From the infinitesimal scale of particle physics to the cosmic scale of the universe, research is concerned with the nature of mass. While there have been spectacular advances in physics during the past century, mass still remains a mysterious entity at the forefront of current research. Our current perspective on gravitation has arisen over millennia, through the contemplation of falling apples, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Relativity Matters

    From Einstein's EMC2 to Laser Particle Acceleration and Quark-Gluon Plasma

    by Johann Rafelski ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Rafelski presents Special Relativity in a language deemed accessible to students without any topical preparation - avoiding the burden of geometry, tensor calculus, and space-time symmetries – and yet advancing in highly contemporary context all the way to research frontiers. Special Relativity is presented such that nothing remains a paradox or just apparent, but rather is explained.A text of ... Read more

    $80.99 USD