Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time

Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time
ISBN-10
3030189147
ISBN-13
9783030189143
Series
Relativity
Category
Science
Pages
170
Language
English
Published
2019-11-14
Publisher
Springer Nature
Authors
Daniel R. Mayerson, Anthony M. Charles, Joseph E. Golec

Description

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.

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