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 fir
- PDF / 3,114,546 Bytes
- 178 Pages / 439.371 x 666.143 pts Page_size
- 9 Downloads / 211 Views
Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time
Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time
Daniel R. Mayerson Anthony M. Charles Joseph E. Golec •
Relativity: A Journey Through Warped Space and Time
123
•
Daniel R. Mayerson Institut de Physique Théorique Université Paris Saclay Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Anthony M. Charles Institute for Theoretical Physics KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Joseph E. Golec Randall Laboratory University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-18913-6 ISBN 978-3-030-18914-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18914-3
(eBook)
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved 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 affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
If you’ve managed to stumble upon these notes, either as an educator or a student, odds are that you’ve heard of relativity, Einstein’s famous theory of space, time, and gravitation. It is arguably his most celebrated accomplishment in physics, and it is certainly one of the most important ideas to emerge in physics in the twentieth century. Broadly speaking, relativity unifies space and time into a single entity, the geometry of which is determined by the gravitational fields emanating from massive objects in the universe. There are plenty of popular science books and instructional videos that will give you this brief description of relativity, perhaps also telling you about some of the amazing consequences of the theory, such as time dilation or black holes. Here, we want to go further, by diving into the nuts and bolts of relativity and developing a deep understanding of these phenomena and how they come about. Our goal is to satisfy any thirst the reader may have for the details and inner workings of relativity, a thirst you may h
Data Loading...
