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The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity
Gregory L. Naber
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Description for The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity
Paperback. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMS; PHDV; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
This book offers a presentation of the special theory of relativity that is mathematically rigorous and yet spells out in considerable detail the physical significance of the mathematics. It treats, in addition to the usual menu of topics one is accustomed to finding in introductions to special relativity, a wide variety of results of more contemporary origin. These include Zeeman's characterization of the causal automorphisms of Minkowski spacetime, the Penrose theorem on the apparent shape of a relativistically moving sphere, a detailed introduction to the theory of spinors, a Petrov-type classification of electromagnetic fields in both tensor and spinor ... Read more
This book offers a presentation of the special theory of relativity that is mathematically rigorous and yet spells out in considerable detail the physical significance of the mathematics. It treats, in addition to the usual menu of topics one is accustomed to finding in introductions to special relativity, a wide variety of results of more contemporary origin. These include Zeeman's characterization of the causal automorphisms of Minkowski spacetime, the Penrose theorem on the apparent shape of a relativistically moving sphere, a detailed introduction to the theory of spinors, a Petrov-type classification of electromagnetic fields in both tensor and spinor ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Applied Mathematical Sciences
Condition
New
Weight
521g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493902415
SKU
V9781493902415
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Reviews for The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity
From the reviews of the second edition: This text brings sophisticated mathematical structures and tools to play, yet much of the work would be accessible to a motivated undergraduate. ... The author lays out his goal very clearly: `It is the intention of this monograph to provide an introduction to the special theory of relativity that ... Read more