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Tag Archives: special relativity
At the Crossroads of Infinities – Parnov
In this post, we will see the book At the crossroads of infinities by E. I. Parnov. About the book At the Crossroads of Infinities is a story about the struggle of ideas out of which the modern physical picture … Continue reading
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Tagged development, elementary particles, history of science, ideas, mir books, quantum mechanics, space, special relativity, theories, time, unified theory, universe
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Physics for the Technician – Zhdanov
Post from user srihyd (many, many thanks for the post) Thanks, Mitr. Just uploaded the following to Archive.org. This is my first scan and upload. So, let pl. let me know if anything I have to take care of in … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation laws, cosmic rays, coulombs laws, current, electricity, elementary particles, gases, heat, ideal gas, induction, light, magnetism, mir books, mir publishers, molecular physics, nuclear physics, nuclues, optics, oscillations, photometry, physics, polarisation, power, radiation, special relativity, spectrum, state, theory, thermodynamics, thermoelectricity, universe, waves, work
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Einstein – Kuznetsov
In last few posts, we have seen two books on Einstein and his work (Albert Einstein’s Philosophical Views and The Theory of Relativity and Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics). In this post, we will see yet another book … Continue reading
Albert Einstein’s Philosophical views and the Theory of Relativity – Gribanov
In this post, we will see the book Albert Einstein’s Philosophical Views and the Theory of Relativity by D. P. Gribanov. This book aims to bring out the place and role of philosophical science in the creation of the theory … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, classical mechanics, concepts, einstein, einstein studies, frames of reference, general relativity, genesis, history of science, matter, motion, philosophy, philosophy of science, physics, relativity, soviet science, space, special relativity, time
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Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics
In this post, we will see the book Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics. Many interesting articles are present in the book which would interest a physicist as well as students of history and philosophy of science. About the book: … Continue reading
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Tagged bohr, bridgman, cosmology, einstein, einstein studies, field theory, general relativity, geometry, gravitation, history of science, mach, philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, poincare, quantum mechanics, simultaneity, space, space-time, special relativity, theory of relativity, time
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Electrodynamics – Novozhilov, Yappa
In this post we will see Electrodynamics by Yu. V. Novozhilov and Yu. A. Yappa. From the Preface: This book originated from our experience in teaching electrodynamics as part of a series of lectures in theoretical physics. The lectures were … Continue reading
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Tagged absorption, boundary value problems, current, dielectrics, electrodynamics, electromagnetic field, isotropic media, lorentz-dirac equation, mathematics, maxwells's equations, MHD, mir books, noether's theorem, potential function, radiation thermodynamics, relativistic electrodynamics, scattering, special relativity, wave equations
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Mechanics and Theory of Relativity – Matveev
In this post we will see a book by A. N. Matveev titled Mechanics and Theory of Relativity. About the book: This is the first volume (second Russian edition) of a course on general physics (the second, third and fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged angular momentum, coriolis acceleration, energy conservation, equivale, forces, fricion, galilean relativity, galilean transformation, general relativity, inertial frames, interial mass, laws of conservation, lorentz transformation, matveev, mechanics, mir books, moment of inertia, newton's laws, non-intertial frames, pendulum, physical quantities, physics, rigid body, special relativity, theory of relativity, time, units, velocity of light, zero gravity
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A Collection of Problems on The Equations of Mathematical Physics – Bitsadze, Kalinichenko
In the previous post we have seen Equations of Mathematical Physics by A. V. Bitsadze. In this post we will see the associated problem book A Collection of Problems on The Equations of Mathematical Physics by A. V. Bitsadze and … Continue reading
Relativity and Man – V. Smilga
Our task is to comprehend the purely physical essence of the theory, without going into problems which cannot be explained here with sufficient clarity. After seeing three books (RTG and STG) on General Relativity (GR) and one Special Theory of … Continue reading
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Tagged einstein, ether, galilean relativity, gravity, mass energy, mechanics, newton, paradoxes, simultaneity, space-time, special relativity
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