This book explores the use of waves on strings and sound waves to illustrate the behaviour of waves. It shows how Albert Einstein overturned Newtonian physics and predicted startling new effects such as time dilation and length contraction for objects travelling at close to the speed of light.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 280 mm
Breite: 210 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7503-0719-2 (9780750307192)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction. Fields that vary with time. Waves and electromagnetic radiation. Optics and optical instruments. Special relativity. Consolidation and skills development. Answers and comments. Acknowledgements. Index.
