The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime - An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity

It is the intention of this book to provide an introduction to the special theory of relativity that is mathematically rigorous and yet spells out in considerable detail the physical significance of the mathematics. In addition to the material on kinematics, particle dynamics and electromagnetic fields that one would expect to find in any introduction to special relativity, the book contains careful treatment of many topics not ordinarily discussed at the elementary level. These include the Reversed Triangle Inequality, Zeeman's Theorem characterizing causal automorphisms as compositions of translations, dilations and orthochronous orthogonal transformations, Penrose's Theorem on the apparent shape of a relativistically moving sphere, the purely algebraic characterization of null and regular electromagnetic fields and an elementary introduction to the theory of spinors. The only prerequisite for this material is a solid course in linear algebra.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Gregory L. Naber is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Gregory L. Naber
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.1992
• EAN: 9783540978480
• ISBN: 978-3-540-97848-0
• Seiten: 257
• Gewicht: 544 g
• Illustration: w. 43 figs.
• Serie: Applied Mathematical Sciences
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Mathematik > Geometrie