The Special Theory of RelativityRoutledge, 29 sep 2015 - 304 pagina's In these inspiring lectures David Bohm explores Albert Einstein‘s celebrated Theory of Relativity that transformed forever the way we think about time and space. Yet for Bohm the implications of the theory were far more revolutionary both in scope and impact even than this. Stepping back from dense theoretical and scientific detail in this eye |
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The MichelsonMorley experiment | 17 |
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Efforts to save the ether hypothesis | 21 |
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The Lorentz theory of the electron | 27 |
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Further development of the Lorentz theory | 31 |
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The problem of measuring simultaneity in the Lorentz theory | 37 |
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Momentum and mass in relativity | 97 |
19 The equivalence of mass and energy | 110 |
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The relativistic transformation law for energy and momentum | 116 |
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Charged particles in an electromagnetic field | 121 |
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Experimental evidence for special relativity | 128 |
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More about the equivalence of mass and energy | 133 |
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Toward a new theory of elementary particles | 144 |
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The falsification of theories | 148 |
9 The Lorentz transformation | 43 |
10 The inherent ambiguity in the meanings of spacetime measurements according to the Lorentz theory | 48 |
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Analysis of space and time concepts in terms of frames of reference | 51 |
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Commonsense notions of space and time | 58 |
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Introduction to Einsteins conceptions of
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The Lorentz transformation in Einsteins
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Addition of velocities | 79 |
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The principle of relativity | 84 |
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Some applications of relativity | 89 |
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The Minkowski diagram and the K calculus | 158 |
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The geometry of events and the spacetime continuum | 175 |
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The question of causality and the maximum speed of propagation of signals in relativity theory | 185 |
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Proper time | 191 |
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The paradox of the twins | 195 |
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The significance of the Minkowski diagram as a reconstruction of the past | 205 |
Physics and perception | 219 |
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