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A Mathematical Journey to Relativity : Deriving Special and General Relativity with Basic Mathematics / by Wladimir-Georges Boskoff, Salvatore Capozziello.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boskoff, Wladimir-Georges, 1958- author.
- Capozziello, Salvatore, author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651)
- UNITEXT for physics 2198-7882
- UNITEXT for Physics, 2198-7882
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Gravitation.
- Mathematical physics.
- Quantum theory.
- Geometry, Differential.
- Mathematical Methods in Physics.
- Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
- Quantum Physics.
- Differential Geometry.
- Local Subjects:
- Mathematical Methods in Physics.
- Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.
- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
- Quantum Physics.
- Differential Geometry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XXII, 397 pages) : 44 illustrations, 6 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book opens with an axiomatic description of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Euclidean geometry is the starting point to understand all other geometries and it is the cornerstone for our basic intuition of vector spaces. The generalization to non-Euclidean geometry is the following step to develop the language of Special and General Relativity. These theories are discussed starting from a full geometric point of view. Differential geometry is presented in the simplest way and it is applied to describe the physical world. The final result of this construction is deriving the Einstein field equations for gravitation and spacetime dynamics. Possible solutions, and their physical implications are also discussed: the Schwarzschild metric, the relativistic trajectory of planets, the deflection of light, the black holes, the cosmological solutions like de Sitter, Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker, and Gödel ones. Some current problems like dark energy are also scketched. The book is self-contained and includes details of all proofs. It provides solutions or tips to solve problems and exercises. It is designed for undergraduate students and for all readers who want a first geometric approach to Special and General Relativity.
- Contents:
- 1. Euclidean and Non
- Euclidean Geometries: How they appear
- 2. Basic Facts in Euclidean and Minkowski Plane Geometry
- 3. Geometric Inversion, Cross Ratio, Projective Geometry and Poincaré Disk Model
- 4. Surfaces in 3D-Spaces
- 5. Basic Differential Geometry
- 6. Non-Euclidean Geometries and their Physical Interpretation
- 7. Gravity in Newtonian Mechanics
- 8. Special Relativity
- 9. General Relativity and Relativistic Cosmology
- 10. A Geometric Realization of Relativity: The Affine Universe and de Sitter Spacetime.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-47894-0
- 9783030478940
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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