Space, Time and Gravitation
Author : Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Gravitation
ISBN :
Author : Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Gravitation
ISBN :
Author : V. Fock
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483184900
The Theory of Space, Time, and Gravitation, 2nd Revised Edition focuses on Relativity Theory and Einstein's Theory of Gravitation and correction of the misinterpretation of the Einsteinian Gravitation Theory. The book first offers information on the theory of relativity and the theory of relativity in tensor form. Discussions focus on comparison of distances and lengths in moving reference frames; comparison of time differences in moving reference frames; position of a body in space at a given instant in a fixed reference frame; and proof of the linearity of the transformation linking two inertial frames. The text then ponders on general tensor analysis, including permissible transformations for space and time coordinates, parallel transport of a vector, covariant differentiation, and basic properties of the curvature tensor. The publication examines the formulation of relativity theory in arbitrary coordinates and principles of the theory of gravitation. Topics include equations of mathematical physics in arbitrary coordinates; integral form of the conservation laws in arbitrary coordinates; variational principle and the energy tensor; and comparison with the statement of the problem in Newtonian theory. The manuscript is a dependable reference for readers interested in the theory of space, time, and gravitation.
Author : Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 1920
Category : General relativity (Physics).
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Author : Robert M. Wald
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 1992-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226870281
Writing for the general reader or student, Wald has completely revised and updated this highly regarded work to include recent developments in black hole physics and cosmology. Nature called the first edition "a very readable and accurate account of modern relativity physics for the layman within the unavoidable constraint of almost no mathematics. . . . A well written, entertaining and authoritative book."
Author : Hans C. Ohanian
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 39,50 MB
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107012945
This text provides a quantitative introduction to general relativity for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
Author : Jonathan Allday
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 28,53 MB
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351676229
This book, suitable for interested post-16 school pupils or undergraduates looking for a supplement to their course text, develops our modern view of space-time and its implications in the theories of gravity and cosmology. While aspects of this topic are inevitably abstract, the book seeks to ground thinking in observational and experimental evidence where possible. In addition, some of Einstein’s philosophical thoughts are explored and contrasted with our modern views. Written in an accessible yet rigorous style, Jonathan Allday, a highly accomplished writer, brings his trademark clarity and engagement to these fascinating subjects, which underpin so much of modern physics. Features: Restricted use of advanced mathematics, making the book suitable for post-16 students and undergraduates Contains discussions of key modern developments in quantum gravity, and the latest developments in the field, including results from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Accompanied by appendices on the CRC Press website featuring detailed mathematical arguments for key derivations
Author : Sean M. Carroll
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1108488390
An accessible introductory textbook on general relativity, covering the theory's foundations, mathematical formalism and major applications.
Author : Sir Arthur Eddington
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,80 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Gravitation
ISBN :
Author : Herbert Pfister
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 39,61 MB
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319150367
This book focuses on the phenomena of inertia and gravitation, one objective being to shed some new light on the basic laws of gravitational interaction and the fundamental nature and structures of spacetime. Chapter 1 is devoted to an extensive, partly new analysis of the law of inertia. The underlying mathematical and geometrical structure of Newtonian spacetime is presented from a four-dimensional point of view, and some historical difficulties and controversies - in particular the concepts of free particles and straight lines - are critically analyzed, while connections to projective geometry are also explored. The relativistic extensions of the law of gravitation and its intriguing consequences are studied in Chapter 2. This is achieved, following the works of Weyl, Ehlers, Pirani and Schild, by adopting a point of view of the combined conformal and projective structure of spacetime. Specifically, Mach’s fundamental critique of Newton’s concepts of ‘absolute space’ and ‘absolute time’ was a decisive motivation for Einstein’s development of general relativity, and his equivalence principle provided a new perspective on inertia. In Chapter 3 the very special mathematical structure of Einstein’s field equations is analyzed, and some of their remarkable physical predictions are presented. By analyzing different types of dragging phenomena, Chapter 4 reviews to what extent the equivalence principle is realized in general relativity - a question intimately connected to the ‘new force’ of gravitomagnetism, which was theoretically predicted by Einstein and Thirring but which was only recently experimentally confirmed and is thus of current interest.
Author : Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 2009-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781434404497
By his theory of relativity, Albert Einstein has provked a revolution of thought in physical science. The aim of this book is to give an account of Einstein's work without introducing anything very technical in the way of mathematics, physics, or philosophy.