The Geometry of Spacetime

An Introduction to Special and General Relativity

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James J. Callahan

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Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics

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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.

Release date Australia

December 12th, 2011

Author

James J. Callahan

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000

Illustrations

XIV, 454 p.

Pages

454

Series

Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics

Dimensions

170x244x25

ISBN-13

9781441931429

Product ID

10817513

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