TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hraskó,Péter
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Basic Relativity: An Introductory Essay 
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Physics
SN  - 9783642178108
AV  - QC178 
U1  - 530.1 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Physics
KW  - Mathematical physics
KW  - Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
KW  - Mathematical Methods in Physics
KW  - Cosmology
N1  - From Time Dilation to E = mc^2 -- The Lorentz Transformation -- General Relativity -- Concluding Remarks -- Selected Problems
N2  - This Brief presents a new way of introducing relativity theory, in which perplexing relativistic effects such as time dilation and Lorentz contraction are explained prior to the discussion of Lorentz-transformation. The notion of relativistic mass is shown to contradict the spirit of relativity theory and the true significance of the mass-energy relation is contrasted with the popular view of it. The author discusses the twin paradox from the point of view of both siblings. Last but not least, the fundamentals of general relativity are described, including the recent Gravity Probe B experiment
UR  - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-17810-8
ER  -