cloth, dustjacket, 8vo xxxi+583 pp., ills. theoretical implications; special and general relativity; aether and relativistic quantum fields; LIKE NEW condition.

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Title

Lorentz and Poincar� Invariance. 100 Years of Relativity [Advanced Series on Theoretical Physical Science, Volume 8]

Publisher

New Jersey, World Scientific

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

9810247214

ISBN 13

9789810247218

Binding

Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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This collection of papers provides a broad view of the development of Lorentz and Poincar� invariance and spacetime symmetry throughout the past 100 years. The issues explored in these papers include: (1) formulations of relativity theories in which the speed of light is not a universal constant but which are consistent with the four-dimensional symmetry of the Lorentz and Poincar� groups and with experimental results, (2) analyses and discussions by Reichenbach concerning the concepts of simultaneity and physical time from a philosophical point of view, and (3) results achieved by the union of the relativity and quantum theories, marking the beginnings of quantum electrodynamics and relativistic quantum mechanics.

Ten of the fundamental experiments testing special relativity are also discussed, showing that they actually support a four-dimensional spacetime based on broad Lorentz and Poincar� invariance which is more general than and includes the special theory of relativity. The generalization of the concepts of simultaneity, physical time and the nature of the speed of light within a four-dimensional spacetime framework leads to the conclusion that the symmetries embodied by the special theory of relativity can be realized using only a single postulate - the principle of relativity for physical laws.

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The authors compiled a collection of articles addressing precisely the historical and interpretive issues of relativity. -- Professor George Leung, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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