A Mathematical Journey to Relativity Deriving Special and General Re

This book opens with an axiomatic description of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Euclidean geometry is the starting point to understand all other geometries and it is  the cornerstone for our basic intuition of vector spaces. The general

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Wladimir-Georges Boskoff Salvatore Capozziello

A Mathematical Journey to Relativity Deriving Special and General Relativity with Basic Mathematics

UNITEXT for Physics Series Editors Michele Cini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy Attilio Ferrari, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Stefano Forte, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Guido Montagna, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Oreste Nicrosini, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Luca Peliti, University of Napoli, Naples, Italy Alberto Rotondi, Pavia, Italy Paolo Biscari, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Nicola Manini, University of Milan, Milan, Italy Morten Hjorth-Jensen, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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Wladimir-Georges Boskoff Salvatore Capozziello



A Mathematical Journey to Relativity Deriving Special and General Relativity with Basic Mathematics

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Wladimir-Georges Boskoff Mathematics and Informatics Ovidius University Constanţa, Romania

Salvatore Capozziello Complesso Universitario Monte Sant’Angelo University of Naples Federico II Naples, Italy

ISSN 2198-7882 ISSN 2198-7890 (electronic) UNITEXT for Physics ISBN 978-3-030-47893-3 ISBN 978-3-030-47894-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47894-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional af