Spacetime and Singularities: An Introduction (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 11) - Softcover

Naber, Gregory L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521336120 ISBN 13: 9780521336123

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Naber provides an elementary introduction to the geometrical methods and notions used in special and general relativity. Particular emphasis is placed on the ideas concerned with the structure of space-time and that play a role in the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems. The author's primary purpose is to give a rigorous proof of the simplest of these theorems, by the one that is representative of the whole. He provides exercises and examples at the end of each chapter. No previous exposure either to relativity theory of differential geometry is required of the reader, as necessary concepts are developed when needed, though some restrictions ae imposed on the types of space considered.

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Book Description

An elementary introduction to the geometrical methods and notions used in special and general relativity. Emphasizes the ideas concerned with structure of space-time that play a role in Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems.

Review

"...fills a need to introduce the singularity theorems, their concepts and techniques to seniors or beginning graduate students." Physics in Canada

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521336120
• ISBN 13: 9780521336123
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192