Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
An Introduction to Special and General Relativity
Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
ISBN: 978-1-4419-2419-3
Verlag: Springer
Between 1994 and 1999, I had the pleasure of lecturing Special and General Relativity in the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. These lectures were targeted to undergraduate and graduate students of Physics. However, it is increasingly apparent that interest in Relativity extends beyond these academic circles. Because of this reason, this book intends to become useful to students of related disciplines and to other readers interested in Einstein’s work, who will be able to incorporate entirely the fundamental ideas of Relativity starting from the very basic concepts of Physics. To understand the Theory of Relativity it is necessary to give up our intuitive notions of space and time, i. e., the notions used in our daily relation with the world. These classical notions of space and time are also the foundations of Newtonian mechanics, which dominated Physics for over two centuries until they clashed with Maxwell’s electromagnetism. Classical physics assumed that space is immutable and its geometry obeys the Euclidean postulates. Furthermore, distances and time intervals are believed invariant, i. e., independent of the state of motion. Both preconceptions about the nature of space and time rely firmly on our daily experience, in such a way that the classical notions are imprinted in our thought with the status of “true.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
Weitere Infos & Material
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.
