A broader view of relativity : general implications of Lorentz and Poincare invariance / Jong-Ping Hsu, Leonardo Hsu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hsu, J. P. (Jong-Ping)

Contributor:

Hsu, Leon.

Series:

Advanced series on theoretical physical science ; v. 10.

Advanced series on theoretical physical science ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special relativity (Physics)--History.

Special relativity (Physics).

Relativity (Physics)--History.

Relativity (Physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (536 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<i>A Broader View of Relativity</i> shows that there is still new life in old physics. The book examines the historical context and theoretical underpinnings of Einstein's theory of special relativity and describes Broad Relativity, a generalized theory of coordinate transformations between inertial reference frames that includes Einstein's special relativity as a special case. It shows how the principle of relativity is compatible with multiple concepts of physical time and how these different procedures for clock synchronization can be useful for thinking about different physical problems,

Contents:

Contents ; Preface ; Preface to the First Edition ; A. The Historical and Physical Context of Relativity Theory ; 1. Introduction and Overview ; 2. Space, Time and Inertial Frames; 3. The Nontrivial Pursuit of Earth's Absolute Motion ; 4. On the Right Track: Voigt, Lorentz and Larmor; 5. The Contributions of Poincaré; 6. The Novel Creation of the Young Einstein

B. A Broader View of Relativity: The Central Role of the Principle of Relativity 7. Relativity Based Solely on the Principle of Relativity ; 8. Common Relativity ; 9. Experimental Tests I ; 10. Experimental Tests II ; 11. Group Properties of Taiji Relativity and Common Relativity

12. Invariant Actions in Relativity Theories and Truly Fundamental Constants 13. Common Relativity and Many-Body Systems ; 14. Common Relativity and the 3K Cosmic Microwave Background ; 15. Common Relativity and Quantum Mechanics ; 16. Common Relativity and Fuzzy Quantum Field Theory

17. Extended Relativity: A Weaker Postulate for the Speed of Light C. The Role of the Principle of Relativity in the Physics of Accelerated Frames ; 18. The Principle of Limiting Lorentz and Poincaré Invariance; 19. Extended Lorentz Transformations for Frames with Constant-Linear-Accelerations ; 20. Physical Properties of Spacetime in Accelerated Frames

21. Extended Lorentz Transformations for Accelerated Frames and a Resolution to the ""Two-Spaceship Paradox""22. Dynamics of Classical and Quantum Particles in Constant-Linear-Acceleration Frames ; 23. Quantizations of Scalar, Spinor and Electromagnetic Fields In Constant-Linear-Acceleration Frames; 24. Group and Lie Algebra Properties of Accelerated Spacetime Transformations

25. Coordinate Transformations for Frames with a General-Linear Acceleration

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611378967

9781281378965

1281378968

9789812774286

9812774289

OCLC:

879023437