Overview
- Presents a geometric approach to special relativity through the use of detailed examples and applications
- Suitable for self-study
Part of the book series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics (SMM)
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Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition:
This attractive book provides an account of the theory of special relativity from a geometrical viewpoint, explaining the unification and insights that are given by such a treatment…Can be read with profit by all who have taken a first course in relativity physics.
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"This in an interesting monograph. The author emphasizes the geometry aspects of special relativity, accenting the absolutes … . This book works best as an introduction to special relativity for well-prepared senior undergraduates and first-year’s graduate students. … There are excellent examples and a plethora of new and stimulating problems for students to work." (B. DeFacio, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 43 (4), 2002)
"As the title indicates, the book under review presents the geometrical formulation of special relativistic physics. … Each chapter is supplemented by exercises that enable students to test their understanding of Minkowskian geometry and its application to physics. I would recommend this book as an introduction to the geometrical formulation of special relativistic physics." (Peter R. Law, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2002 d)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geometrical Physics in Minkowski Spacetime
Authors: E. G. Peter Rowe
Series Title: Springer Monographs in Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3893-8
Publisher: Springer London
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-366-9Published: 10 January 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-866-9Published: 21 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-3893-8Published: 17 April 2013
Series ISSN: 1439-7382
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9922
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 248
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Geometry