Covariant Physics - From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond

A textbook for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students using the fundamental principle of covariance as a basis for studying classical mechanics, electrodynamics, the special theory of relativity, and the general theory of relativity, before moving on to more advanced topics of field theory, differential forms, and modified theories of gravity.

List of contents

• 1: Coordinate Systems and Vectors


• 2: Tensors


• 3: Classical Covariance


• 4: Special Covariance


• 5: General Covariance


• 6: Physics in curved spacetime


• 7: Riemann and Einstein


• 8: Least action and classical fields


• 9: Differential forms


• 10: Generalizing general relativity

About the author

Dr Moataz H. Emam is a professor of physics at the State University of New York College at Cortland. He holds a BS in civil engineering, a BS in physics, an MSc in high energy physics from Cairo University, as well as a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dr Emam also serves periodically as Visiting/Adjunct Professor of Physics at the Zewail City for Science and Technology in Egypt. Teaching and research are Dr Emam's main passions. In his spare time, he maintains a popular science blog in Arabic.

Summary

A textbook for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students using the fundamental principle of covariance as a basis for studying classical mechanics, electrodynamics, the special theory of relativity, and the general theory of relativity, before moving on to more advanced topics of field theory, differential forms, and modified theories of gravity.

Product details

• Authors: Moataz H. Emam, Moataz H. (Professor of Physics Emam
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.03.2021
• EAN: 9780198864899
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886489-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Gravity, SCIENCE / Mechanics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Classical mechanics, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Relativity physics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Physics / Gravity