James J. Callahan: The Geometry of Spacetime

Cover: 9781441931429 | The Geometry of Spacetime | James J. Callahan | Taschenbuch | xiv

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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.

Über den Autor

James J. Callahan is currently a professor of mathematics at Smith College. His previous Springer book is entitled The Geometry of Spacetime: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity. He was director of the NSF-funded Five College Calculus Project and a coauthor of Calculus in Context.

Zusammenfassung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Theoretische Physik
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xiv 454 S. 219 s/w Illustr.
ISBN-13:	9781441931429
ISBN-10:	1441931422
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Callahan, James J.
Hersteller:	Springer Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	244 x 170 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	James J. Callahan
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.12.2011
Gewicht:	0,821 kg