Conceptual Evolution of Newtonian and Relativistic Mechanics

• Main Author: Ghosh, Amitabha (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Mechanical engineering.; History.; Physics.; Classical Mechanics.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Mechanical Engineering.; History of Science.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

This book provides an introduction to Newtonian and relativistic mechanics. Unlike other books on the topic, which generally take a 'top-down' approach, it follows a novel system to show how the concepts of the 'science of motion' evolved through a veritable jungle of intermediat...

Table of Contents:

• Introdution
• Evolution of Dynamics
• Some Basic Concepts in Newtonian Mechanics
• Basic Concepts in Special Relativity
• Principle of Equivalence and Physical Foundations of General Theory of Relativity.