Mathematics of relativity
(2014)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2014
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9780486798226 (electronic bk.) MWT11606829, 0486798224 (electronic bk.) 11606829
LANGUAGE
English
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Based on the ideas of Einstein and Minkowski, this concise treatment is derived from the author's many years of teaching the mathematics of relativity at the University of Michigan. Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics, the text covers old physics, new geometry, special relativity, curved space, and general relativity. Beginning with a discussion of the inverse square law in terms of simple calculus, the treatment gradually introduces increasingly complicated situations and more sophisticated mathematical tools. Changes in fundamental concepts, which characterize relativity theory, and the refinements of mathematical technique are incorporated as necessary. The presentation thus offers an easier approach without sacrifice of rigor

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