Einstein’s Space-Time : An Introduction to Special and General Relativity /
Contributor(s): Ferraro, Rafael [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.Description: XVIII, 310 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387699479.Subject(s): Physics | Gravitation | Astronomy | Astrophysics | Cosmology | Physics | Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Astrophysics and Astroparticles | History and Philosophical Foundations of PhysicsDDC classification: 530.1 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBK8076 |
Space and Time Before Einstein -- In Search of the Ether -- Space and Time in Special Relativity -- Geometric Structure of Space-Time -- Transformation of the Electromagnetic Field -- Energy and Momentum -- Covariant Formulation -- Inertia and Gravity -- Results of General Relativity.
Einstein's Space-Time: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity is a textbook addressed to students in physics and other people interested in Relativity and a history of physics. The book contains a complete account of Special Relativity that begins with the historical analysis of the reasons that led to a change in our manner of regarding the space and time. The first chapters are aimed to afford a deep understanding of the relativistic spacetime and its consequences for Dynamics. The chapter about covariant formulation includes among its topics the concepts of volume and hypersurfaces in manifolds, energy-momentum tensor of a fluid, and prepares the language for General Relativity. The last two chapters are devoted to an introduction of General Relativity and Cosmology in a modern approach connected with the latest discoveries in these areas.
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