Günter Ludyk: Einstein in Matrix Form

Cover: 9783642439063 | Einstein in Matrix Form | Günter Ludyk | Taschenbuch | Paperback | xiv

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Beschreibung

This book is an introduction to the theories of Special and General Relativity. The target audience are physicists, engineers and applied scientists who are looking for an understandable introduction to the topic - without too much new mathematics. The fundamental equations of Einstein's theory of Special and General Relativity are derived using matrix calculus, without the help of tensors. This feature makes the book special and a valuable tool for scientists and engineers with no experience in the field of tensor calculus. In part I the foundations of Special Relativity are developed, part II describes the structure and principle of General Relativity. Part III explains the Schwarzschild solution of spherical body gravity and examines the "Black Hole" phenomenon. Any necessary mathematical tools are user friendly provided, either directly in the text or in the appendices.

Über den Autor

After receiving his PhD in 1967, Günter Ludyk habilitated and has been appointed "Scientific Advisor and Professor" (associate professor) of the Technical University of Berlin in 1970. In 1971 he has been a visiting professor at the Technical University of Graz/Austrial. Since 1972 he is a Full Professor at the Physics/Electrical Engineering Faculty of the University of Bremen. His area of research includes the theory of dynamical systems and the application of interval mathematics to generate high-precision results. He published various books on these topics both in German and English, e. g. "Time-Variant Discrete-Time-Systems" in 1981 and "Stability of Time-Variant Discrete-Time Systems" in 1985.

Zusammenfassung

Derives the fundamental equations of Einstein's theory of special and general relativity using matrix calculus, without the help of tensors

Provides necessary mathematical tools in a user-friendly way, either directly in the text or in the appendices

Appendices contain an introduction to classical dynamics as a refresher of known fundamental physics

Rehearses vector and matrix calculus, differential geometry, and some special solutions of general relativity in the appendices

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Special Relativity.- The Galilei Transformation.- The Lorentz Transformation.- The Invariance of Quadratic Forms.- Velocity Addition.- Lorentz Transformation of Velocities.- Lorentz Transformation of Impulses.- Acceleration and Force.- Relativistic Electrodynamics.- Energy Momentum Matrix.- General Relativity.- General Relativity and Riemannian Geometry.- Some Mathematics: Derivation of a function, vector, and matrix with respect to time.- Motion in a Gravity Field.- Geodesic Path.- Exampel: Rotating System.- General Transformations of Coordinates.- Some Differential Geometry.- Parallel Displacement.- Riemannian Curvature Matrix.- Properties of the Riemannian Curvature Matrix.- The Ricci Matrix and its Properties.- General Theory of Gravitation.- Summary.- Hilbert Functional.- Gravitation of a Spherical Body.- Schwarzschild Solution.- The Influence of a Body upon its Vicinity.- The Interior Schwarzschild Solution.- Black Holes.- Rotating Masses.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Fachbereich:	Theoretische Physik
Genre:	Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Graduate Texts in Physics
Inhalt:	xiv 194 S.
ISBN-13:	9783642439063
ISBN-10:	3642439063
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ludyk, Günter
Hersteller:	Springer-Verlag GmbH Springer Berlin Heidelberg Graduate Texts in Physics
Maße:	235 x 155 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Günter Ludyk
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.02.2015
Gewicht:	0,324 kg

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