A Mathematical Approach to Special Relativity - Softcover

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Professor Ahmad Shariati is an Associate Professor of Physics with Alzahra University, Iran, a public, women’s university. He has been teaching physics at a variety of levels for more than two decades, from high school students training for the International Physics Olympiad, to undergraduates, to graduate (MS and PhD) students. Active in research and professional groups such as APS and AAAS as well as teaching, Professor Shariati has also translated texts and articles to his native Persian

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A Mathematical Approach to Special Relativity introduces the mathematical formalisms of special and general relativity. Developed from the author’s experience teaching physics to students across levels, the valuable resource strives to introduce key concepts in the topic, building in complexity and using increasingly advanced mathematical tools as it progresses.

Without assuming a background in Calculus, the text begins with symmetry, before delving more deeply into Galilean relativity. In this first section, focused on Physics, the resource also covers Lorentz transformations, gravity, and engineering applications. In the second part, the text focuses on more advanced mathematics: continuous group, rotation groups, Lorentz groups, and differential geometry.

Throughout, A Mathematical Approach to Special Relativity provides worked examples and useful "Guides to the Literature." This unique textbook emphasizes the experimental consequences and verifications of the underpinning theory, in order to provide students with a solid foundation in this key area.