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Unusually Special Relativity

by Andrzej Dragan (Author)
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Iconoclastic physics professor and artist Andrzej Dragan presents a unique feast of knowledge on special relativity in a straightforward, progressive manner that even a savvy high school student could follow. Encompassing the derivation of Lorentz transformations to Wigner rotations and Thomas precession; from non-inertial accelerated reference frames to event horizons, curved spacetime, and static black holes; and from the Doppler effect to relativistic structure of electromagnetism, Dragan peels back the enigmatic layers of modern physics to enable a deeper understanding of Einstein's groundbreaking theory. Comprehensive and elegantly written, full of insightful apparent paradoxes and riddles, but without any complicated math, Dragan's unique overview takes the reader well beyond the orthodox verses of standard Special Relativity to the bleeding edge of "new-fangled" superluminal apocrypha and their relation to Quantum Theory. The book is based on a course on Special Relativity and acclaimed by students taught by Dragan who is a leader of a research group on Relativistic Quantum Information theory at the University of Warsaw and the National University of Singapore.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1800610807
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1800610804
  3. Publisher
    WSPC (EUROPE)
  4. Publication date
    November 25, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.65 x 9 inches
  7. Print length
    204 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WSPC (EUROPE) (November 25, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1800610807
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800610804
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.65 x 9 inches
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Anton Spektorov
5.0 out of 5 stars Novel ideas in a non novel format
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
This book review deserves 2 parts.

As a special relativity textbook, it is well written with a balanced mix of mathematical formalism and an array of intriguing thought experiments. There are certainly more mathematically rigorous books on the subject, however, this is not a popsci book and ideas presented here are rationally developed from first principles. Many historical difficulties related to the theory are mentioned, acknowledged and overcome by the author in a novel manner that I have not seen before. Book also dips its toes into general relativity and electromagnetism as side topics. Finally, it gives a glimpse into quantum theory from a relativistic perspective.

The second part of this review is the reason that I personally bought this product. Some of the content comes from the author’s peer reviewed research, including his most important idea that if we take superluminal frames of reference seriously, we get quantum mechanics. This, in turn, gives one an opportunity to think intuitively about the subject and see various quantum phenomena in a new light.

Dr. Dragan has a YouTube channel with weekly episodes covering the same topics as this book. He also responds to comments/questions on there. Needless to say, I highly recommend the book to anyone with a curious mind.
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Karolina s
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn its a book for you
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2022
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