Geometry of speical relativity / (Record no. 78648)
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| fixed length control field | 02248nam a22001937a 4500 |
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| fixed length control field | 220401b 2021 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781138063921 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.11 DRA-T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dray, Tevian |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Geometry of speical relativity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Tevian Dray |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed., |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Boca Raton |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | CRC Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 174p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | GBP |
| Price amount | 44.99 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | <br/>"The Geometry of Special Relativity introduces special relativity that encourages readers to see beyond the formulas to the deeper geometric structure. The text treats the geometry of hyperbolas as the key to understanding special relativity. This approach replaces most standard treatments' ubiquitous [Gamma] symbol with the appropriate hyperbolic trigonometric functions. In most cases, this not only simplifies the appearance of the formulas but also emphasizes their geometric content in such a way as to make them almost obvious. Furthermore, many important relations, including the famous relativistic addition formula for velocities, follow directly from the appropriate trigonometric addition formulas. The book first describes the basic physics of special relativity to set the stage for the geometric treatment that follows. It then reviews the properties of ordinary two-dimensional Euclidean space, expressed in terms of the usual circular trigonometric functions, before presenting a similar treatment of two-dimensional Minkowski space, expressed in terms of hyperbolic trigonometric functions. After covering special relativity again from the geometric point of view, the text discusses standard paradoxes, applications to relativistic mechanics, the relativistic unification of electricity and magnetism, and further steps leading to Einstein's general theory of relativity. The book also briefly describes the further steps leading to Einstein's general theory of relativity and then explores applications of hyperbola geometry to non-Euclidean geometry and calculus, including a geometric construction of the derivatives of trigonometric functions and the exponential function |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Special relativity (Physics) |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Space and time -- Mathematical models. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | SCIENCE -- Physics -- Relativity. |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 530 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 01/04/2022 | 44.79 | 530.11 DRA-T | 44991 | 13/07/2024 | 01/04/2022 | Books |