Concepts in Relativistic Dynamics

ISBN : 9789811207310

Author : Lawrence Horwitz

Publisher : World Scientific

Year : 2023

Language : English

Type : Book

Description : The mechanics of Newton and Galileo is based on the postulate of a universal time which plays the role of an evolution parameter as well as establishing dynamical correlations between interacting systems. The Michelson–Morley experiment, explained by Einstein in terms of Lorentz transformations, appeared to imply that the time is not absolute, but rather suffers from changes when a system is in motion. Einstein's thought experiment involving a moving system

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