Detalls del llibre
Ch. 1. Foundations of space-time theories. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Definition of inertial reference frame. 1.3. Simultaneity and clock synchronization. 1.4. Principle of relativity. 1.5. Velocity and simultaneity -- ch. 2. Relativistic kinematics. 2.1. Galilean transformation. 2.2. Lorentz transformation. 2.3. Four-dimensional Minkowski space-time. 2.4. Einstein's law of the addition of velocities. 2.5. Transformation of accelerations. 2.6. Infinitesimal Lorentz transformation. 2.7. Simultaneity and causality. 2.8. Contraction of a moving body. 2.9. Time dilation of a moving clock. 2.10. Aberration and Doppler effect. 2.11. The Thomas precession -- ch. 3. Relativistic mechanics. 3.1. Mass, momentum, force, work and energy. 3.2. Transformations of mass, momentum, energy and force -- ch. 4. Electrodynamics in media. 4.1. The fundamental equations. 4.2. Relativistic transformations of electromagnetic quantities. 4.3. Propagation of electromagnetic waves in a medium. 4.4. Reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves -- ch. 5. The VPROCA vector field. 5.1. Covariant form of Maxwell's field equations. 5.2. Proca's vector field equations. 5.3. Dispersion in vacuum -- ch. 6. Edwards' theory. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. One-way and two-way velocities of light. 6.3. Edwards transformation. 6.4. Anisotropic four-dimensional space-time. 6.5. Comparison among Edwards' theory and experiments. 6.6. On dynamics of Edwards' theory -- ch. 7. The general test theories. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Robertson's test theory. 7.3. Mansouri-Sexl (MS) transformation. 7.4. Comparison between the MS transformations and experiments. 7.5. Relationships among Lorentz and generalized transformations. 7.6. Comparison of different conventions -- ch. 8. The tests of Einstein's two postulates. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Tests of directionality. 8.3. The experiments with moving sources of light. 8.4. Summary of the tests of the constancy of the velocity of light. 8.5. Tests of the principle of special relativity -- ch. 9. The tests of time dilation. 9.1. The problem of clock paradox. 9.2. Around-the-world atomic clocks. 9.3. Doppler effect. 9.4. Lifetime dilation of moving mesons -- ch. 10. The electromagnetism experiments. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Electromagnetic induction of moving bodies. 10.3. The Fresnel drag effect. 10.4. Reflection at moving mirrors -- ch. 11. The tests of relativistic mechanics. 11.1. The test of variation of mass with velocity. 11.2. Relation of mass and energy -- ch. 12. The upper bounds on photon mass. 12.1. Dispersion effect of velocity of light in vacuum. 12.2. The tests of Coulomb's law. 12.3. The magnetostatic effect of photon mass. 12.4. The magnetohydrodynamic effects. 12.5. Other methods. 12.6. Summary -- ch. 13. The tests of Thomas precession. 13.1. The fine structure of atomic spectra. 13.2. Measurements for (g - 2) factor of leptons
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