The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity - Brossura

Naber, Gregory L.

 
9780486432359: The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity

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This mathematically rigorous treatment examines Zeeman's characterization of the causal automorphisms of Minkowski spacetime and the Penrose theorem concerning the apparent shape of a relativistically moving sphere. Other topics include the construction of a geometric theory of the electromagnetic field; an in-depth introduction to the theory of spinors; and a classification of electromagnetic fields in both tensor and spinor form. Appendixes introduce a topology for Minkowski spacetime and discuss Dirac's famous "Scissors Problem." Appropriate for graduate-level courses, this text presumes only a knowledge of linear algebra and elementary point-set topology. 1992 edition. 43 figures.

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9780387978482: The Geometry of Minkowski Spacetime: An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity: No. 92

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ISBN 10:  0387978488 ISBN 13:  9780387978482
Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 1992
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