Flat and curved Space-Times.

Ellis, George F. R., Ruth M. Williams and Mauro Carfora:

ISBN 10: 0198511647 / ISBN 13: 9780198511649

Published by Oxford: Claredon Press, 1988

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X, 351 Seiten, Fadenheftung, Format 15,7 x 24,1 cm, originalkartonierter u. glanzkaschierter Einband. * Index auf den Seiten 346-351. Erhaltung: Keine Mängel und insgesamt sehr gut erhalten [Eine größere Sammlung Physik, Mathematik, Astronomie und verwandte Gebiete wird derzeit in den Bestand eingearbeitet. Sie finden diese Titel bei uns in den gleichnamigen Rubriken]. Sprache: Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flat and curved Space-Times.
• Publisher: Oxford: Claredon Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0198511647
• ISBN 13: 9780198511649
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Physik

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Synopsis

This text explains special relativity and the foundations of general relativity theory in terms understandable to undergraduates in mathematics and physics coming to the subject for the first time. Space-time geometry is emphasized throughout, providing a basic understanding of the special relativity effects of time dilation, length contraction, and the relativity of simultaneity. Bondi's k-calculus is introduced as a simple means of calculating the magnitudes of these effects, and this leads to a derivation of the Lorentz Transformation as a way of unifying these results. The invariant interval of flat space-time is compared to that of curved space-times, and the basic properties of simple cosmological models are presented. Appendices enable the advanced student to master the application of four tensors to the relativistic study of energy, momentum and electromagnetism.

About the Author

G.F.R. Ellis, Professor of Mathematics, University of Cape Town, South Africa. R.M. Williams, Assistant Director of Research, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge