| Relativity: An Introduction to Spacetime Physics Contributor(s): Adams, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138404233 ISBN-13: 9781138404236 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 115 |
| Physical Information: 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Provides the essential principles and results of special relativity as required by undergraduates. The text uses a geometric interpretation of space-time so that a general theory is seen as a natural extension of the special theory. Although most results are derived from first principles, complex and distracting mathematics is avoided and all mathematical steps and formulae are fully explained and interpreted, often with explanatory diagrams.; The emphasis throughout the text is on understanding the physics of relativity. The structure of the book is designed to allow students of different courses to choose their own route through the short self-contained sections in each chapter. The latter part of the book shows how Einstein's theory of gravity is central to unraveling fundamental questions of cosmology. |