Special Relativity And Motions Faster Than Light

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While the theory of special relativity is often associated with the idea of traveling faster than light, this book shows that in all these cases subtle forces of nature conspire to prevent these motions being harnessed to send signals faster than the speed of light. The author tackles these topics both conceptually, with minimal or no mathematics, and quantitatively, making use of numerous illustrations to clarify the discussion. The result is a joy to read for both scientists familiar with the subject and laypeople wishing to understand something of special relativity.

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Moses Fayngold Special Relativity and Motions Faster than Light Author: Moses Fayngold Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark. e-mail: [email protected] Illustrations: Roland Wengenmayr, Frankfurt, Germany & This book was carefully produced. Nevertheless, author and publisher do not warrant the information contained therein to be free of errors. Readers are advised to keep in mind that statements, data, illustrations, procedural details or other items may inadvertently be inaccurate. Library of Congress Card No. applied for. Cover Picture: Albert Fayngold, New York, NY 1st edition British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Die Deutsche Bibliothek – CIP-Cataloguingin-Publication Data: A catalogue record for this publication is available from Die Deutsche Bibliothek.  Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, 2002 All rights reserved (including those of translation into other languages). No part of this book may be reproduced in any form – by photoprinting, microfilm, or any other means – nor transmitted or translated int
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