Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory

Posted on 08 August 2017 by Leonard Susskind

The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein s special relativity and field theoryPhysicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back This time, they introduce readers to Einstein s special relativity and Maxwell s classical field theory Using their typical brand of real math, enlightening drawings, and humor, Susskind and Friedman walk us through the complexities of waves, forces, and particles by exploring special relativity and electromagnetism It s a must read for both devotees of the series and any armchair physicist who wants to improve their knowledge of physics deepest truths. Read Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory by Leonard Susskind – kino-fada.fr I ate this up like candy Which probably isn t the best way to approach it What I mean is, I really enjoyed reading this And I felt like I understood almost every step along the way But I didn t stop and do the exercises For real understanding, one simply must do the math It is like the difference between watching a gymnast and becoming a gymnast I m no gymnast.The fact that the authors can make me even feel like I understood almost everything is a great achievement They delivered on thei I ate this up like candy Which probably isn t the best way to approach it What I mean is, I really enjoyed reading this And I felt like I understood almost every step along the way But I didn t stop and do the exercises For real understanding, one simply must do the math It is like the difference between watching a gymnast and becoming a gymnast I m no gymnast.The fact that the authors can make me even feel like I understood almost everything is a great achievement They delivered on their promise to make the material as simple as possible, but no simpler The second part of that phrase is important but no simpler Math is required, and fairly advanced math at that You mus...This is the third book in a series explaining physics to people who are not afraid of a few equations The first, The Theoretical Minimum, covered so called classical physics, and was absolutely brilliant It deservedly became a best seller The second, on quantum mechanics, was nowhere near as successful at getting the concepts across, in no small measure because those concepts are much harder to grasp than the concepts involved in the kind of physics Newton dealt with This book lies somewhere This is the third book in a series explaining physics to peop...I will learn graduate level physics damn it despite my lazy ass this series brings me a little closer to my goal thanks, Leonard Susskind for putting these out Very helpful.I like the idea of the theoretical minimum books they are somethingthan popularizations, something less than textbooks, and promise to teach the math necessary for a real understanding of the science as it is needed This is the third book it follows directly on what was presented in the first book on classical physics, and I m not sure why Susskind the principal author decided to separate the two by the book on quantum theory, which is based on different ideas and different math Unfo I like the idea of the theoretical minimum books they are somethingthan popularizations, something less t...Love this series Personally, I found the topic of this book a bit less interesting than the previous two classical mechanics and quantum but it does a splendid job linking time, space, energy and light Looking forward to the next oneHugely educational and interesting as usual, within and without the boundary of the dog.With the third installment of The Theoretical Minimum, it seems that Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman have found their respective stride This book covers Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory as the title suggests, and as the context of the series suggests it covers the subjects in an engaging manner meant for the common man Of course, Susskind does suggest that you should have a small backing in Calculus and Linear Algebra to make it gosmoothly but the book is still e...Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory The Theoretical Minimum.By Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman.Reviewed by Galen Weitkamp.I m becoming a big fan of The Theoretical Minimum Series Last year I read and thoroughly enjoyed the first two volumes What You Need To Know and Quantum Mechanics I just now finished Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory It s a blast Lenny and Art are carrying the wit, humor and the seriousness of George Gamow s legacy I m thinking One Two Thre Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory The Theoretical Minimum.By Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman.Reviewed by Galen Weitkamp.I m becoming a big ...Where do I even begin reviewing this absolutely marvelous treasure of a series These books are what I have been looking for for the past couple of decades, and they just keep on hitting the spot with each new installment just as I was getting antsy about not understanding what a tensor is, making vague plans about finding a good tutorial or book of some kind, along comes Susskind and explains it in nine pages And then, just as I was thinking wow, that was hardcore , he covers gauge symmetr Where do I even begin reviewing this absolutely marvelous treasure of a series These books are what I have been looking for for the past couple of decades, and they just keep on hitting the spot with each new installment just as I was getting antsy about not understanding what a tensor is, making vague plans about finding a good tutorial or book of some kind, along comes Susskind and explains it in nine pages And then, just as I was thinking wow, that was hardcore , he covers gauge symmetry, a notoriously slippery concept to explain, in another nine Well, nine pages of heavy lifting, based on hundreds of preceding pages, but he bloody goes and does it to the point where my understanding ...InspiredThis is the three book in the series I have read The first book set up a lot of the mathematical machinery used here, namely the Lagrangian and the Hamiltonian along with conservation laws and symmetries I struggled a bit with the second book on quantum mechanics have to go back and have another crack at that one.But this one was REALLY good The setup of the book was so logical and the mathematical development was so well paced that I could feel much greater mathematical sophisticat InspiredThis is the three book in the series I have read The first book set up a lot of the mathematical machinery used here, namely the Lagrangian and the Hamiltonian along with conservation laws and symmetries I struggled a bit with the second book on quantum mechanics have to go back and have another crack at that one.But this one was REALLY good The setup of the book was so logical and the mathematical development was so well paced that I could feel much greater mathematical sophistication that helped me to anticipate many o...

Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory

08 August 2017

Leonard Susskind