
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- I A FIRST PASS
- II GALILEAN TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- III The SPEED OF LIGHT IS CONSTANT
- IV LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- V GRAPHIC RESOLUTION OF THE PARADOXES
- VI ENERGY AND MASS
- VII THE MATHEMATICS OF WAVES AND LIGHT
- 16 The Nature of Waves
- 17 Measuring the Speed of Light
- VIII MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS
- IX FINAL THOUGHTS
- X APPENDICES
- XI SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
- Bibliography
- Index
16 - The Nature of Waves
from VII - THE MATHEMATICS OF WAVES AND LIGHT
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- I A FIRST PASS
- II GALILEAN TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- III The SPEED OF LIGHT IS CONSTANT
- IV LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS OF FRAMES
- V GRAPHIC RESOLUTION OF THE PARADOXES
- VI ENERGY AND MASS
- VII THE MATHEMATICS OF WAVES AND LIGHT
- 16 The Nature of Waves
- 17 Measuring the Speed of Light
- VIII MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS
- IX FINAL THOUGHTS
- X APPENDICES
- XI SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Illustrated Special Relativity through its ParadoxesA Fusion of Linear Algebra, Graphics, and Reality, pp. 199 - 216Publisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2014