Self-force and inertia : old light on new ideas /

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Author / Creator:Lyle, S. N. (Stephen N.)
Imprint:Heidelberg ; Berlin : Springer, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 405 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Lecture notes in physics, 1616-6361 ; 796
Lecture notes in physics ; 796.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11073860
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ISBN:9783642047855
3642047858
9783642047848
364204784X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The vast majority of particles in particle physics are today considered to be bound states of other particles. All forms of binding energy and kinetic energy in such a state have to be included in its inertial mass. This book revives the classical explanation for this in the case of electromagnetic interactions. But it is also a reminder of the many benefits of this classical understanding that are simply dropped in modern accounts of inertia. This is a book for the motivated student who feels it is useful to remember where our theories come from. There is also a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in particle physics.
Other form:Print version: Lyle, S.N. (Stephen N.). Self-force and inertia. Heidelberg ; Berlin : Springer, ©2010 9783642047848

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