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The Geometry of Spacetime - James J. Callahan

The Geometry of Spacetime

An Introduction to Special and General Relativity
Buch | Softcover
454 Seiten
2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-3142-9 (ISBN)
CHF 89,95 inkl. MwSt
In 1905, Albert Einstein offered a revolutionary theory - special relativity - to explain some of the most troubling problems in current physics concerning electromagnetism and motion. The second part develops the main implications of Einstein's general relativity as a theory of gravity rooted in the differential geometry of surfaces.
In 1905, Albert Einstein offered a revolutionary theory - special relativity - to explain some of the most troubling problems in current physics concerning electromagnetism and motion. Soon afterwards, Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity essentially as a new geometric structure for spacetime. These ideas are the subject of the first part of the book. The second part develops the main implications of Einstein's general relativity as a theory of gravity rooted in the differential geometry of surfaces. The author explores the way an individual observer views the world and how a pair of observers collaborates to gain objective knowledge of the world. He has tried to encompass both the general and special theory by using the geometry of spacetime as the unifying theme of the book. To read it, one needs only a first course in linear algebra and multivariable calculus and familiarity with the physical applications of calculus.

1 Relativity Before 1905.- 2 Special Relativity-Kinematics.- 3 Special Relativity-Kinetics.- 4 Arbitrary Frames.- 5 Surfaces and Curvature.- 6 Intrinsic Geometry.- 7 General Relativity.- 8 Consequences.

Reihe/Serie Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Zusatzinfo XIV, 454 p.
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 244 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geometrie / Topologie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Quantenphysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Relativitätstheorie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Theoretische Physik
Technik Maschinenbau
ISBN-10 1-4419-3142-2 / 1441931422
ISBN-13 978-1-4419-3142-9 / 9781441931429
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