The Geometry of Spacetime - Relativity - James J. Callahan -Springer Hardcover

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Publisher
Springer New York
ISBN-10
0387986413
ISBN-13
9780387986418
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102911902

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
Xiv, 454 Pages
Publication Name
Geometry of Spacetime : an Introduction to Special and General Relativity
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Physics / Quantum Theory, Algebra / Linear, Time, Calculus, Physics / Relativity, Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Materials Science / Electronic Materials, Gravity
Type
Textbook
Author
James J. Callahan
Subject Area
Mathematics, Technology & Engineering, Science
Series
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics Ser.
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
35.9 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
98-048083
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530.11
Table Of Content
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.
Synopsis
Preliminary Text. DO NOT USE. In 1905, Albert Einstein offered a revolutionary theory--special relativity--to explain some of the most troubling problems about electromagnetism and motion in the physics of the day. 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 introduces the theory of frames, surfaces, and intrinsic geometry in order to develop the main implications of Einstein's general relativity., Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity as essentially a new geometric structure for spacetime. This book looks at the ideas of both Einstein and Minkowski, and then introduces the theory of frames, surfaces and intrinsic geometry, developing the main implications of Einstein's general relativity theory., 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 collaborate to gain objective knowledge of the world. To encompass both the general and special theory, he uses 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., 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.
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QC178

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