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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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Paperback. This mathematically rigorous survey of the special theory of relativity also details the physical significance of that mathematics. In addition to kinematics, particle dynamics and electromagnetic fields it treats subjects usually bypassed at elementary level. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
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
2010
Series
Applied Mathematical Sciences
Condition
New
Weight
415g
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441931023
SKU
V9781441931023
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About Gregory L. Naber
Gregory L. Naber is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
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