Covariant Physics

Author : Moataz Emam
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198864892
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covariant Physics written by Moataz Emam and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021-02-21 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students using the fundamental principle of covariance as a basis for studying classical mechanics, electrodynamics, the special theory of relativity, and the general theory of relativity, before moving on to more advanced topics of field theory, differential forms, and modified theories of gravity.

Author : Moataz H. Emam
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192634003
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covariant Physics written by Moataz H. Emam and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covariant Physics: From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond endeavours to provide undergraduate students as well as self-learners with training in the fundamentals of the modern theories of spacetime, most notably the general theory of relativity as well as physics in curved spacetime backgrounds in general. This text does so with the barest of mathematical preparation. In fact, very little beyond multivariable calculus and a bit of linear algebra is assumed. Throughout this textbook, the main theme tying the various topics is the so-called principle of covariance - a fundamental symmetry of physics that one rarely encounters in undergraduate texts. The material is introduced very gradually, starting with the simplest of high school mathematics, and moving through the more intense notions of tensor calculus, geometry, and differential forms with ease. Familiar notions from classical mechanics and electrodynamics are used to increase familiarity with the advanced mathematical ideas, and to emphasize the unity of all of physics under the single principle of covariance. The mathematical and physical techniques developed in this book should allow students to perform research in various fields of theoretical physics as early as their sophomore year in college. The language the reader will learn in this book is the foundational mathematical language of many modern branches of physics, and as such should allow them to read and generally understand many modern physics papers.

Author : Moataz H. Emam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191897313
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covariant Physics written by Moataz H. Emam and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students using the fundamental principle of covariance as a basis for studying classical mechanics, electrodynamics, the special theory of relativity, and the general theory of relativity, before moving on to more advanced topics of field theory, differential forms, and modified theories of gravity.

Author : Mark Burgess
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 100928990X
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Covariant Fields written by Mark Burgess and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2002 book is for graduate students and researchers working on field theory, group theory and dynamical systems.

Author : Dwight E. Neuenschwander
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 142141564X
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tensor Calculus for Physics written by Dwight E. Neuenschwander and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is an ideal companion for courses such as mathematical methods of physics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and relativity.--Gary White, editor of The Physics Teacher "American Journal of Physics"

Author : Carlo Rovelli
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107069629
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity written by Carlo Rovelli and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensible introduction to the most fascinating research in theoretical physics: advanced quantum gravity. Ideal for researchers and graduate students.

Author : E. J. Post
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486654270
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Formal Structure of Electromagnetics written by E. J. Post and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-level, explicit treatment of the principle of general covariance as applied to electromagnetics examines the natural invariance of the Maxwell equations, general properties of the medium, nonuniformity, anisotropy and general coordinates in three-space, reciprocity and nonreciprocity, and matter-free space with a gravitational field. 1962 edition.

Author : John M. Charap
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421400154
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covariant Electrodynamics written by John M. Charap and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A notoriously difficult Subject, covariant electrodynamics is nonetheless vital for understanding relativistic field theory. John M. Charap's classroom-tested introduction to the mathematical foundations of the topic presents the material in an approachable manner. Charap begins with a historical overview of electrodynamics and a discussion of the preliminary mathematics one needs in order to grasp the advanced and abstract concepts underlying the theory. He walks the reader through Maxwell's four equations, explaining how they were developed and demonstrating how they are applied. From there, Charap moves through the other components of electrodynamics, such as Lorentz transformations, tensors, and charged particle behavior. At each point, he carefully works through the mathematics, applies the concepts to simple physical systems, and provides historical context that makes clear the connections among the theories and the mathematicians responsible for developing them. A concluding chapter reviews the history of electrodynamics and points the way for independent testing of the theory. Thorough, evenly paced, and intuitive, this friendly introduction to high-level covariant electrodynamics is a handy and helpful addition to any physicist's toolkit.

Author : Ta-Pei Cheng
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191648760
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Einstein's Physics written by Ta-Pei Cheng and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton. What exactly did he do that is so important in physics? We provide an introduction to his physics at a level accessible to an undergraduate physics student. All equations are worked out in detail from the beginning. Einstein's doctoral thesis and his Brownian motion paper were decisive contributions to our understanding of matter as composed of molecules and atoms. Einstein was one of the founding fathers of quantum theory: his photon proposal through the investigation of blackbody radiation, his quantum theory of photoelectric effect and specific heat, his calculation of radiation fluctuation giving the first statement of wave-particle duality, his introduction of probability in the description of quantum radiative transitions, and finally the quantum statistics and Bose-Einstein condensation. Einstein's special theory of relativity gave us the famous E=mc2 relation and the new kinematics leading to the idea of the 4-dimensional spacetime as the arena in which physical events take place. Einstein's geometric theory of gravity, general relativity, extends Newton's theory to time-dependent and strong gravitational fields. It laid the ground work for the study of black holes and cosmology. This is a physics book with material presented in the historical context. We do not stop at Einstein's discovery, but carry the discussion onto some of the later advances: Bell's theorem, quantum field theory, gauge theories and Kaluza-Klein unification in a spacetime with an extra spatial dimension. Accessibility of the material to a modern-day reader is the goal of our presentation. Although the book is written with primarily a physics readership in mind (it can also function as a textbook), enough pedagogical support material is provided that anyone with a solid background in introductory physics can, with some effort, understand a good part of this presentation.

Author : Josef Janyška
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030895890
Total Pages : 831 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Covariant Quantum Mechanics written by Josef Janyška and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with an original contribution to the hypothetical missing link unifying the two fundamental branches of physics born in the twentieth century, General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Namely, the book is devoted to a review of a "covariant approach" to Quantum Mechanics, along with several improvements and new results with respect to the previous related literature. The first part of the book deals with a covariant formulation of Galilean Classical Mechanics, which stands as a suitable background for covariant Quantum Mechanics. The second part deals with an introduction to covariant Quantum Mechanics. Further, in order to show how the presented covariant approach works in the framework of standard Classical Mechanics and standard Quantum Mechanics, the third part provides a detailed analysis of the standard Galilean space-time, along with three dynamical classical and quantum examples. The appendix accounts for several non-standard mathematical methods widely used in the body of the book.