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Relativity: a journey through warped space and time
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. Th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18914-3 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2704055 |
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author | Mayerson, Daniel R Charles, Anthony M Golec, Joseph E |
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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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spelling | cern-27040552021-04-21T18:14:43Zdoi:10.1007/978-3-030-18914-3http://cds.cern.ch/record/2704055engMayerson, Daniel RCharles, Anthony MGolec, Joseph ERelativity: a journey through warped space and timeGeneral Relativity and CosmologyThis 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.Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:27040552019 |
spellingShingle | General Relativity and Cosmology Mayerson, Daniel R Charles, Anthony M Golec, Joseph E Relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
title | Relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
title_full | Relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
title_fullStr | Relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
title_full_unstemmed | Relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
title_short | Relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
title_sort | relativity: a journey through warped space and time |
topic | General Relativity and Cosmology |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18914-3 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2704055 |
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