Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time - Daniel R. Mayerson, Anthony M. Charles, Joseph E. Golec

Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time

Buch | Softcover
XI, 170 Seiten
2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-18913-6 (ISBN)
74,89 inkl. MwSt
This primer brilliantly exposes concepts related to special and general relativity for the absolute beginner. It can be used either as an introduction to the subject at a high school level or as a useful compass for undergraduates who want to move the first steps towards Einstein's theories.
The book is enhanced throughout with many useful exercises and beautiful illustrations to aid understanding.
The topics covered include: Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, the twin paradox (and other paradoxes), Minkowski spacetime, the Einstein equivalence principle, curvature of space and spacetime, geodesics, parallel transport, Einstein's equations of general relativity, black holes, wormholes, cosmology, gravitational waves, time machines, and much more.

Daniel R. Mayerson received his PhD in theoretical high energy physics from the University of Amsterdam in 2015. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan from 2015 to 2018. Since Fall 2018 he is a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut de Physique Théorique at the CEA Saclay in France. His main research interests are using string theory to understand black holes and their interior. Anthony M. Charles received his PhD in theoretical high energy physics from the University of Michigan in 2018. Since Fall 2018 he is a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at KU Leuven in Belgium. His research is on various aspects of black holes, string theory, and supergravity, with a focus on understanding black hole entropy.

1 Introduction.- 2 Fundamentals of Math & Classical Mechanics.- 3 Special Relativity.- 4 General Relativity.- A Quick Reference.- B Answer to Select Problems.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie SpringerBriefs in Physics
Zusatzinfo XI, 170 p. 63 illus., 38 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 290 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Mechanik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Relativitätstheorie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte classical mechanics • General relativity • relativistic mechanics • relativity textbook • Spacetime • Special relativity • warped spacetime
ISBN-10 3-030-18913-9 / 3030189139
ISBN-13 978-3-030-18913-6 / 9783030189136
Zustand Neuware
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