Energy and mass in relativity theory /
Energy and Mass in Relativity Theory presents about 30 pedagogical papers published by the author over the last 20 years. They deal with concepts central to relativity theory: energy E, rest energy E0, momentum p, mass m, velocity v of particles of matter, including massless photons for which v = c....
| Основен автор: | Okun£, L. B. |
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| Автор-организации: | World Scientific (Firm) |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
℗♭2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=305179 |
| Резюме: |
Energy and Mass in Relativity Theory presents about 30 pedagogical papers published by the author over the last 20 years. They deal with concepts central to relativity theory: energy E, rest energy E0, momentum p, mass m, velocity v of particles of matter, including massless photons for which v = c. Other related subjects are also discussed. According to Einstein's equation E0=mc2, a massive particle at rest contains rest energy which is partly liberated in the nuclear reactions in the stars and the Sun, as well as in nuclear reactors and bombs on the Earth. The mass entering Einstein's equation does not depend on velocity of a body. This concept of mass is used in the physics of elementary particles and is gradually prevailing in the modern physics textbooks. This is the first book in which Einstein's equation is explicitly compared with its popular though not correct counterpart E = mc2, according to which mass increases with velocity. The book will be of interest to researchers in theoretical, atomic and nuclear physics, to historians of science as well as to students and teachers interested in relativity theory. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789812814128 9812814124 1282441426 9781282441422 |