La théorie quantique des champs, la physique des particules, l'astrophysique des hautes énergies, etc. sont autant de domaines de la physique moderne qui s'appuient sur la relativité restreinte. Celle-ci est ici présentée en adoptant directement un point de vue quadridimensionnel, c'est-à-dire en passant par l'espace-temps de Minkowski. Ce livre scientifique a ceci de particulier qu'il ne se limite pas aux référentiels inertiels et considère des observateurs accélérés ou en rotation. Cela permet de discuter simplement et de manière rigoureuse d'effets physiques tels que la précession de Thomas ou l'effet Sagnac. Les derniers chapitres abordent des aspects plus avancés : champs tensoriels, calcul extérieur, hydrodynamique relativiste et traitement de la gravitation. Illustré et agrémenté de nombreuses notes historiques, cet ouvrage fait une part belle aux applications, de la physique des particules (accélérateurs, collisions de particules, plasma quark-gluon) à l'astrophysique (jets relativistes, noyaux actifs de galaxie), en passant par les applications pratiques (gyromètres à effet Sagnac, rayonnement synchrotron, GPS). Le livre contient également des développements mathématiques tels que l'analyse détaillée du groupe de Lorentz et de son algèbre de Lie.

Relativité Restreinte: Des Particules À l'Astrophysique (French Edition)

Science & Math

Gourgoulhon, Éric

Astronomy & Space Science

EDP Sciences

This book opens by setting the mathematical background (differential geometry, hypersurfaces embedded in spacetime, foliation of spacetime by a family of space-like hypersurfaces), and then turns to the 3+1 decomposition of the Einstein equations.

3+1 Formalism in General Relativity: Bases of Numerical Relativity (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 846)

Springer

Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn’t restrict itself to inertial frames but considers accelerated and rotating observers. It is thus possible to treat physical effects such as the Thomas precession or the Sagnac effect in a simple yet precise manner. In the final chapters, more advanced topics like tensorial fields in spacetime, exterior calculus and relativistic hydrodynamics are addressed. In the last, brief chapter the author gives a preview of gravity and shows where it becomes incompatible with Minkowsky spacetime. Well illustrated and enriched by many historical notes, this book also presents many applications of special relativity, ranging from particle physics (accelerators, particle collisions, quark-gluon plasma) to astrophysics (relativistic jets, active galactic nuclei), and including practical applications (Sagnac gyrometers, synchrotron radiation, GPS). In addition, the book provides some mathematical developments, such as the detailed analysis of the Lorentz group and its Lie algebra. The book is suitable for students in the third year of a physics degree or on a masters course, as well as researchers and any reader interested in relativity. Thanks to the geometric approach adopted, this book should also be beneficial for the study of general relativity. “A modern presentation of special relativity must put forward its essential structures, before illustrating them using concrete applications to specific dynamical problems. Such is the challenge (so successfully met!) of the beautiful book by Éric Gourgoulhon.” (excerpt from the Foreword by Thibault Damour)

Special Relativity in General Frames: From Particles to Astrophysics (Graduate Texts in Physics)

Special relativity is the basis of many fields in modern physics: particle physics, quantum field theory, high-energy astrophysics, etc. This theory is presented here by adopting a four-dimensional point of view from the start. An outstanding feature of the book is that it doesn’t restrict itself to inertial frames but considers accelerated and rotating observers. It is thus possible to treat physical effects such as the Thomas precession or the Sagnac effect in a simple yet precise manner. In the final chapters, more advanced topics like tensorial fields in spacetime, exterior calculus and relativistic hydrodynamics are addressed. In the last, brief chapter the author gives a preview of gravity and shows where it becomes incompatible with Minkowsky spacetime. Well illustrated and enriched by many historical notes, this book also presents many applications of special relativity, ranging from particle physics (accelerators, particle collisions, quark-gluon plasma) to astrophysics (relativistic jets, active galactic nuclei), and including practical applications (Sagnac gyrometers, synchrotron radiation, GPS). In addition, the book provides some mathematical developments, such as the detailed analysis of the Lorentz group and its Lie algebra. The book is suitable for students in the third year of a physics degree or on a masters course, as well as researchers and any reader interested in relativity. Thanks to the geometric approach adopted, this book should also be beneficial for the study of general relativity. “A modern presentation of special relativity must put forward its essential structures, before illustrating them using concrete applications to specific dynamical problems. Such is the challenge (so successfully met!) of the beautiful book by Éric Gourgoulhon.” (excerpt from the Foreword by Thibault Damour)

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Relativité Restreinte: Des Particules À l'Astrophysique (French Edition)

3+1 Formalism in General Relativity: Bases of Numerical Relativity (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 846)

Special Relativity in General Frames: From Particles to Astrophysics (Graduate Texts in Physics)

Special Relativity in General Frames: From Particles to Astrophysics (Graduate Texts in Physics)