Relativity: An Introduction to Spacetime Physics - Hardcover

Adams, Steve

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9781138404236: Relativity: An Introduction to Spacetime Physics
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ISBN 10: 1138404233 ISBN 13: 9781138404236
Publisher: CRC Press, 2017

Synopsis

Provides the essential principles and results of special relativity as required by undergraduates. The text uses a geometric interpretation of space-time so that a general theory is seen as a natural extension of the special theory. Although most results are derived from first principles, complex and distracting mathematics is avoided and all mathematical steps and formulae are fully explained and interpreted, often with explanatory diagrams.; The emphasis throughout the text is on understanding the physics of relativity. The structure of the book is designed to allow students of different courses to choose their own route through the short self-contained sections in each chapter. The latter part of the book shows how Einstein's theory of gravity is central to unraveling fundamental questions of cosmology.

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Steve Adams

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138404233
ISBN 13 
9781138404236
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
296
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