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" Special relativity / "
T.M. Helliwell
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BL
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691731
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b513920
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| Main Entry
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Helliwell, T. M., (Thomas M.),1936-
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| Title & Author
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Special relativity /\ T.M. Helliwell
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| Publication Statement
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Sausalito, Calif. :: University Science Books,, c2010
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xv, 305 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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1891389610
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: 9781891389610
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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1. Inertial frames and classical mechanics -- 2. Light and ether -- 3. Einstein's postulates -- 4. Time dilation -- 5. Lengths -- 6. Simultaneity -- 7. Paradoxes -- 8. The Lorentz transformation -- 9. Spacetime -- 10. Momentum -- 11. Energy -- 12. Applications -- 13. Transforming energy and momentum -- 14. Gravitation
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Special relativity (Physics)
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QC173.65.H45 2010
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