The Geometry of Spacetime - An Introduction to Special and General Relativity

Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity as essentially a new geometric structure for spacetime. This book looks at the ideas of both Einstein and Minkowski, and then introduces the theory of frames, surfaces and intrinsic geometry, developing the main implications of Einstein's general relativity theory.

List of contents

From the contents:
- Relativity Before 1905
- Special Relativity - Kinematics
- Special Relativity - Kinetics
- Arbitrary Frames
- Surfaces and Curvatures
- Intrinsic Geometry
- General Relativity
- Consequences
- Bibliography
- Index

Summary

In 1905, Albert Einstein offered a revolutionary theory - special relativity - to explain some of the most troubling problems in current physics concerning electromagnetism and motion. The second part develops the main implications of Einstein's general relativity as a theory of gravity rooted in the differential geometry of surfaces.

Product details

• Authors: James J Callahan, James J. Callahan
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9780387986418
• ISBN: 978-0-387-98641-8
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 245 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics; Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Geometry