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PublisherSpringer

ISBN-100387978488

ISBN-139780387978482

eBay Product ID (ePID)436767

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Number of Pages257 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGeometry of Minkowski Spacetime : An Introduction to the Mathematics of the Special Theory of Relativity

Publication Year1992

SubjectGeometry / Differential, Physics / Relativity

TypeTextbook

AuthorGregory L. Naber

Subject AreaMathematics, Science

SeriesApplied Mathematical Sciences Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN92-012652

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume NumberVol. 92

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.11

SynopsisThis 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; the theory of spinors; and more. 1992 edition. 43 figures.