Index
A
Aberration, see chapter 19
Absolute natural constant, 128
Absolute simultaneity, see Reichenbach’s
−−
Absolute time, 125
Absolute velocity, 202–204, 210
Acausal interaction, 228
Acoustic Doppler effect, 206
Actio = reactio, 22
Addition of velocities, see also composition
of velocities, 178
d’Alembert, −’s wave equation, 5, 7, 35,
45, 55, 126, 273
Ångström, 75, 85
Angular velocity, 9, 23
Atomic clock, 81, 87
Atomic clock, caesium −−, 81, 87, 107
Average velocity, 115
B
Base tension, 69
Becker, 129–130
Berzi, 118, 161
Breaking of causality, 180
−− symmetry, 3, 56
Breather, 85ff., 141–142, 144ff., 193ff., 235,
253–254, 286
− clock, 87, 92, 108, 145
− groups, 193
− solution, 85ff., 142, 144
Bronstein, viii
Broken special relativity, 235
Burgers, 63ff., 279ff.
− circuit, 63–64, 71
− vector, 63ff., 279ff., 280
C
Cartesian coordinates
− components, 78, 157, 264
Causality, 180, 221, 224, 227
Centre of inertia, 42, 92, 108
Champeney, 6
Characteristic length, 67
Characteristic velocity, 7, 26–27
Characteristic velocity of the linear chain, 33
Classical vacuum, 3
Climbing, 70
Climbing of a dislocation, 285
Closed path, 63
Coefficient of measure, 14–15, 76, 81ff.,
120ff., 164, 170
Collision of two kinks, 232
Composition of velocities, 114, 126,
178–180, 219
Compton wave length, 151
Configurational forces, 233
Conservation laws for momentum and
energy, 39
Conservative dislocation motion, 70, 285
Constancy of the velocity of light, 12
Contact interaction, see continuous action
Continuous action, 49, 71
− distribution of physical quantities,
72–73, 231, 266
− dislocation density, 280
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A
Aberration, see chapter 19
Absolute natural constant, 128
Absolute simultaneity, see Reichenbach’s
−−
Absolute time, 125
Absolute velocity, 202–204, 210
Acausal interaction, 228
Acoustic Doppler effect, 206
Actio = reactio, 22
Addition of velocities, see also composition
of velocities, 178
d’Alembert, −’s wave equation, 5, 7, 35,
45, 55, 126, 273
Ångström, 75, 85
Angular velocity, 9, 23
Atomic clock, 81, 87
Atomic clock, caesium −−, 81, 87, 107
Average velocity, 115
B
Base tension, 69
Becker, 129–130
Berzi, 118, 161
Breaking of causality, 180
−− symmetry, 3, 56
Breather, 85ff., 141–142, 144ff., 193ff., 235,
253–254, 286
− clock, 87, 92, 108, 145
− groups, 193
− solution, 85ff., 142, 144
Bronstein, viii
Broken special relativity, 235
Burgers, 63ff., 279ff.
− circuit, 63–64, 71
− vector, 63ff., 279ff., 280
C
Cartesian coordinates
− components, 78, 157, 264
Causality, 180, 221, 224, 227
Centre of inertia, 42, 92, 108
Champeney, 6
Characteristic length, 67
Characteristic velocity, 7, 26–27
Characteristic velocity of the linear chain, 33
Classical vacuum, 3
Climbing, 70
Climbing of a dislocation, 285
Closed path, 63
Coefficient of measure, 14–15, 76, 81ff.,
120ff., 164, 170
Collision of two kinks, 232
Composition of velocities, 114, 126,
178–180, 219
Compton wave length, 151
Configurational forces, 233
Conservation laws for momentum and
energy, 39
Conservative dislocation motion, 70, 285
Constancy of the velocity of light, 12
Contact interaction, see continuous action
Continuous action, 49, 71
− distribution of physical quantities,
72–73, 231, 266
− dislocation density, 280
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive
license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
H. Günther, Elementary Approach to Special Relativity,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3168-2
355