Best book on exercises of Special Relativity

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around recommendations for books that include exercises on special relativity, with a particular interest in those that also provide solutions. Participants are seeking resources to enhance their learning experience in this area of physics.

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  • Homework-related, Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant is looking for books that focus on exercises related to special relativity, ideally with solutions included.
  • Some participants recommend "Introduction to Special Relativity" by Resnick and "Special Relativity" by French, noting that both have a substantial number of exercises suitable for introductory levels.
  • Another recommendation is "Introduction to Special Relativity" by Rindler, which is described as slightly more advanced but starting from basic concepts, with more challenging exercises.
  • A participant mentions a specific edition of a book that contains extensive exercises with full solutions.
  • There is a request for websites where professors have uploaded PDF files related to exercises in special relativity.
  • A suggestion is made to search for "spacetime physics 1971" for additional resources.

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Participants generally agree on the recommendations of specific books for exercises in special relativity, but there is no consensus on a single best resource, and multiple suggestions are provided.

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Readers interested in learning special relativity through exercises and seeking resources that include solutions may find this discussion beneficial.

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Hi,

I'm learning special relativity with a book which doesn't include any exercises:cry:. Can anyone suggest me a book which includes - many - exercises (only) about SR (eventually with GR) ? Oh, and, with solutions !

Thank you.
 
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Resnick - "Introduction to Special Relativity"
French - "Special Relativity"
Both of these are solid introductory level texts and have a lot of exercises.

Rindler - "Introduction to Special Relativity"
This one is slightly more advanced, although it begins from basics. I found the exercises to be more challenging compared to other books.
 
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Click the pic. Extensive exercises with full solutions (but only in this particular edition).
 
Thank you for your answers ;-). If you also know websites where professors uploaded some PDF files, don't hesitate to share.
 
Google "spacetime physics 1971"
 

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