About this textbook
In 1905, Albert Einstein offered a revolutionary theory--special relativity--to explain some of the most troubling problems in current physics concerning electromagnetism and motion. Soon afterwards, Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity essentially as a new geometric structure for spacetime. These ideas are the subject of the first part of the book. The second part develops the main implications of Einstein's general relativity as a theory of gravity rooted in the differential geometry of surfaces. The author explores the way an individual observer views the world and how a pair of observers collaborate to gain objective knowledge of the world. To encompass both the general and special theory, he uses the geometry of spacetime as the unifying theme of the book. To read it, one needs only a first course in linear algebra and multivariable calculus and familiarity with the physical applications of calculus.
Written for:
Undergraduate math students, graduate math students
發表於2024-12-18
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圖書標籤: 物理 數學 幾何 相對論 物理-相對論 微分幾何 廣義相對論7 Math
簡而精 詞少圖多 幾何語言生動具體
評分從數學形式的角度闡釋相對論的建構,非常清晰。對於學習微分幾何(黎曼幾何)亦有幫助。
評分簡而精 詞少圖多 幾何語言生動具體
評分簡而精 詞少圖多 幾何語言生動具體
評分簡而精 詞少圖多 幾何語言生動具體
The Geometry of Spacetime 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載