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Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity

From Newton to Einstein

By: John B. Kogut

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Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity

From Newton to Einstein

By: John B. Kogut

Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity: From Newton to Einstein is intended to teach students of physics, astrophysics, astronomy, and cosmology how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental but accessible way. Designed to render any reader a "master of relativity, all material on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and instructor. - Fully revised and expanded second edition with improved figures - Enlarged discussion of dynamics and the relativistic version of Newton's second law - Resolves the twin paradox from the principles of special and general relativity - Includes new chapters which derive magnetism from relativity and electrostatics - Derives Maxwell's equations from Gauss' law and the principles of special relativity - Includes new chapters on differential geometry, space-time curvature, and the field equations of general relativity - Introduces black holes and gravitational waves as illustrations of the principles of general relativity and relates them to the 2015 and 2017 observational discoveries of LIGO

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Academic Press

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ISBN 10

0128137215

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9780128137215

Introduction to Relativity

For Physicists and Astronomers

By: John B. Kogut

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Introduction to Relativity

For Physicists and Astronomers

By: John B. Kogut

Introduction to Relativity is intended to teach physics and astronomy majors at the freshman, sophomore or upper-division levels how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental, but accessible, way. Designed to render any reader a "master of relativity", everything on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and instructor. - Simplicity: the book teaches space and time in relativity in a physical fashion with minimal mathematics - Conciseness: the book teaches relativity by emphasizing the basic simplicity of the principles at work - Visualization: space-time diagrams (Minkowski) illustrate phenomena from simultaneity to the resolution of the twin paradox in a concrete fashion - Worked problems: two chapters of challenging problems solved in several ways illustrate and teach the principles - Problem sets: each chapter is accompanied by a full set of problems for the student that teach the principles and some new phenonmena

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Academic Press

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0080924085

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9780080924083

Boom and Bust

A Global History of Financial Bubbles

By: William Quinn,John D. Turner

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Boom and Bust

A Global History of Financial Bubbles

By: William Quinn,John D. Turner

Why do stock and housing markets sometimes experience amazing booms followed by massive busts and why is this happening more and more frequently? In order to answer these questions, William Quinn and John D. Turner take us on a riveting ride through the history of financial bubbles, visiting, among other places, Paris and London in 1720, Latin America in the 1820s, Melbourne in the 1880s, New York in the 1920s, Tokyo in the 1980s, Silicon Valley in the 1990s and Shanghai in the 2000s. As they do so, they help us understand why bubbles happen, and why some have catastrophic economic, social and political consequences whilst others have actually benefited society. They reveal that bubbles start when investors and speculators react to new technology or political initiatives, showing that our ability to predict future bubbles will ultimately come down to being able to predict these sparks.

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297

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Cambridge University Press

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1108369359

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9781108369350

The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics

From Confinement to Extreme Environments

By: John B. Kogut,Mikhail A. Stephanov

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The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics

From Confinement to Extreme Environments

By: John B. Kogut,Mikhail A. Stephanov

This book discusses the physical phases of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) in ordinary environments and also in extreme environments of high temperatures and high baryon number. It introduces lattice gauge theory, covering fundamentals and important developments, and emphasises the application of QCD to the study of matter in extreme environments.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139441590

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Questioning the New Public Management

By: John Chandler

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Questioning the New Public Management

By: John Chandler

The book contains a wealth of detailed and fascinating case studies of New Public Management (NPM) in practice in the UK, exploring the enactment of NPM in its specific organizational contexts. A range of public services are covered including local government, education, social work and the police, with particular attention paid to the National Health Service. The editors introduce the case studies through an examination of the 'hydra-headed' nature of NPM, its variability between sectors and its contested character. This provides themes that are developed within the case studies, where, in varying organizational contexts, the meaning of NPM is negotiated and its impact on those working in the organization is explored. The book points to the complex, fluid and negotiated character of NPM, as well as its centrality in reconfiguring occupational identities and relations within public service organizations.

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Routledge

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1351907093

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9781351907095

The Management of International Acquisitions

By: John Child,David Faulkner,Robert Pitkethly

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The Management of International Acquisitions

By: John Child,David Faulkner,Robert Pitkethly

This study explores the different ways in which companies from varying cultures and nationalities approach the task of integrating new UK acquisitions into their group, and examines the question of whether any one method of integration seems to be superior to another.

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Oxford University Press

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0198296320

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9780198296324

Book's by John B. Kogut

Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity

Special Relativity, Electrodynamics, and General Relativity

Introduction to Relativity

Introduction to Relativity

Boom and Bust

Boom and Bust

The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics

The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics

Questioning the New Public Management

Questioning the New Public Management

The Management of International Acquisitions

The Management of International Acquisitions

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