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From Newton to Einstein
Title statement From Newton to Einstein : ask the physicist about mechanics and relativity / F. Todd Baker. [elektronický zdroj] Varying form of title Ask the physicist about mechanics and relativity. Publication San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2014] Distribution Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing Phys.des. 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). ISBN 9781627054973 (online) 9781627056892 mobi Note "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. "Version: 20141201"--Title page verso. Contents Preface -- Author biography -- Acknowledgements -- Newtonian mechanics -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Wacky questions : sci-fi, super heroes, computer games, fantastic weapons, etc. -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- A. Energy -- B. Approximations in Kepler's laws -- C. Rotational physics -- D. Centripetal acceleration -- E. Friction -- F. The constants of electricity and magnetism -- G. Galilean and Lorentz transformations. Notes to Availability Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Audience General readers, physics students, professional scientists. Note Požadavky na systém: Adobe Acrobat Reader.. Způsob přístupu: World Wide Web. Another responsib. Institute of Physics (Great Britain), Subj. Headings SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics. * Geophysics. * Relativity (Physics) - Study and teaching. * Mechanics - Study and teaching. Form, Genre elektronické knihy electronic books Country Kalifornie Language angličtina Document kind Electronic books URL Plný text pro studenty a zaměstnance UPOL book
Since 2006 the author has run a web site, www.AskThePhysicist.com, where he answers questions about physics. The site is not intended for answering highly technical questions; rather the purpose is to answer, with as little mathematics and formalism as possible, questions from intelligent and curious laypersons. This book is about classical mechanics. Usually 'classical' calls to mind Newtonian mechanics and that is indeed where modern physics started. The bulk of the book is devoted to sections which will contain mainly categorized groups of Q&As from the web site, sort of a Best of Ask the Physicist.
Preface -- Author biography -- Acknowledgements -- Newtonian mechanics -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Wacky questions : sci-fi, super heroes, computer games, fantastic weapons, etc. -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- A. Energy -- B. Approximations in Kepler's laws -- C. Rotational physics -- D. Centripetal acceleration -- E. Friction -- F. The constants of electricity and magnetism -- G. Galilean and Lorentz transformations.
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