Theoretical Physics 4 Special Theory of Relativity [Hardcover]

Der Grundkurs Theoretische Physik deckt in 7?B?nden alle f?r das Diplom und f?r Bachelor/Master-Studieng?nge ma?geblichen Gebiete ab. Jeder Band vermittelt das im jeweiligen Semester notwendige theoretisch-physikalische R?stzeug. ?bungsaufgaben mit ausf?hrlichen L?sungen dienen der Vertiefung des Stoffs. Der 4.?Band behandelt die Gebiete Thermodynamik und Relativit?tstheorie. F?r die Neuauflage wurde er grundlegend ?berarbeitet und um 24 Aufgaben erg?nzt. Durch die zweifarbige Gestaltung ist der Stoff jetzt noch ?bersichtlicher gegliedert.

Basic physical principles.- Covariant four-dimensional representations.- Solutions of the exercises.

Prof. Dr Wolfgang Nolting is an emeritus professor of physics of the German Humboldt University in Berlin, whose research interests span solid state physics and magnetism.  He has over 40 years of teaching experience at various institutions including the University of M?nster, ETH Z?rich, the University of W?rzburg and the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain.  His acclaimed German textbook series on Theoretical Physics has now attained the rank of a standard work in physics education.  

This concise textbook offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to special relativity, one of the core components of undergraduate physics courses.  It follows on naturally from the previous volumes in this series, thus developing the relativistic expansion of classical mechanics and electrodynamics. The first part of the book introduces Lorentz transformations, time dilation, length contraction and Minkowski diagrams. More complex themes are covered in the second part of the book, which describes the four-dimensional covariant formulation for classical mechanics and electrodynamics, including discussion of Maxwells equations, the Lorentz force and the covariant Lagrangian formulation.